Aviateca AT72 at Guatemala City on Apr 13th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: April 21, 2016 / 20:00:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Aviateca
Flight number
AV-700
Departure
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Destination
San Jose, Costa Rica
Aircraft Registration
TG-TRD
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Guatemala's Accident Investigation Board reported the bird strike damaged the Ice Evidence Probe (IEP). The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 117 hours (almost 5 days) before resuming service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Aviateca
Flight number
AV-700
Departure
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Destination
San Jose, Costa Rica
Aircraft Registration
TG-TRD
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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