TAM A359 at Manaus on Mar 7th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: March 8, 2016 / 21:35:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 7, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
TAM Linhas Aereas
Flight number
JJ-3409
Departure
Manaus, Brazil
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-XTA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
The flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 23 hours and resumed service with the next day's flight JJ-3409.
The airline reported the aircraft sustained damage in a bird strike shortly after takeoff, but returned to base safely.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 7, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
TAM Linhas Aereas
Flight number
JJ-3409
Departure
Manaus, Brazil
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-XTA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A350-900
ICAO Type Designator
A359
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