VivaColombia A320 at Pereira on Sep 14th 2014, bird strike

Last Update: September 15, 2014 / 21:16:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 14, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
5Z-8134

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
HK-4817

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A VivaColombia Airbus A320-200, registration HK-4817 performing flight 5Z-8134 from Pereira to Bogota (Colombia) with 147 people on board, was climbing out of Pereira's runway 26 when an engine (CFM56) ingested a bird prompting the crew to return to Pereira for a safe landing about 15 minutes after departure.

The landfill "La Glorita" is located underneath the departure path of runway 26 and attracts a lot of birds.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 14, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
5Z-8134

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
HK-4817

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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