LAN A320 enroute on Jan 10th 2016, collision with unknown object at FL350

Last Update: January 20, 2016 / 16:13:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 10, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LA-3509

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
CC-BAR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A LAN Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration CC-BAR performing flight LA-3509 from Cancun (Mexico) to Bogota (Colombia), was enroute at FL350 and about 480 KTAS between waypoints KAKOL (300nm northnorthwest of Bogota) and RNG (about 100nm northnorthwest of Bogota) in the control zone of Bogota when the crew reported the aircraft had been impacted by an unknown object, there were no abnormal indications for any of the aircraft systems however. The crew therefore continued the flight normally for a safe landing in Bogota.

The French BEA reported based on notification by Colombia's CAA, that following landing an inspection of the aircraft revealed damage to the left nose section of the aircraft with a dent of about 20cm diameter and some substance that is being analysed to determine what kind of object had hit the aircraft. The CAA Colombia rated the occurrence an incident and is investigating.

Radar data show the aircraft was travelling at about 435 knots over ground at the time.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 10, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LA-3509

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
CC-BAR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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