Gol B738 at Rio de Janeiro on Sep 2nd 2014, bird strike
Last Update: September 3, 2014 / 21:19:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos
Flight number
G3-2115
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont, Brazil
Destination
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-GXC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The flight was cancelled.
A passenger reported that shortly after takeoff from Santos Dumont Airport a bird hit the right hand engine, the aircraft diverted to Rio de Janeiro's Galeao International Airport.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Gol Transportes Aereos
Flight number
G3-2115
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont, Brazil
Destination
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-GXC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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