Gol B738 at Sao Luiz on Dec 21st 2013, bird strike
Last Update: December 21, 2013 / 20:13:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 21, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos
Departure
Belem, Brazil
Destination
Sao Luiz, Brazil
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The remaining sectors of the flight to Fortaleza,CE, Natal,RN and Salvador,BA (Brazil) were cancelled.
The airline confirmed a bird was ingested into one of the engines upon arrival to Sao Luiz. The remaining schedule was cancelled, a replacement flight was scheduled however to leave in the evening at 22:00L with a delay of 14 hours. The passengers were accomodated and provided with food in the meantime.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 21, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos
Departure
Belem, Brazil
Destination
Sao Luiz, Brazil
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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