TAM F27 at Guayaramerin on Dec 10th 2013, bird strike
Last Update: December 11, 2013 / 22:18:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Departure
Guayaramerin, Bolivia
Destination
Trinidad, Bolivia
Aircraft Registration
FAB-90
Aircraft Type
Fokker F-27 Friendship
ICAO Type Designator
F27
Passengers reported there was a bang and the aircraft began to vibrate when the aircraft climbed out. The crew decided to return to Guayaramerin identifying a bird had impacted the aircraft. After landing cracks were detected in the right hand wing's leading edge bending part of the leading edge upward just outboard of the right hand engine.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Departure
Guayaramerin, Bolivia
Destination
Trinidad, Bolivia
Aircraft Registration
FAB-90
Aircraft Type
Fokker F-27 Friendship
ICAO Type Designator
F27
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