Avianca A319 at Bogota on Sep 24th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: September 25, 2016 / 18:12:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-241
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Santiago, Chile
Aircraft Registration
N723AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
Passengers reported there was a loud noise from the left hand engine just prior to rotation, the aircraft rotated and became airborne, climbed out but then began to circle and returned. Announcements from the cockpit did not explain what had happened.
The airline reported the aircraft suffered a bird strike into one of the engines, burned off fuel and returned to Bogota as result.
A replacement A319-100 registration N740AV reached Santiago with a delay of 6 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-241
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Santiago, Chile
Aircraft Registration
N723AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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