LATAM Chile A321 at Cordoba on Mar 27th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: March 28, 2017 / 21:42:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 27, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
LATAM Airlines Chile
Flight number
LA-487
Departure
Cordoba, Argentina
Destination
Santiago, Chile
Aircraft Registration
CC-BEF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A passenger reported just as the aircraft rotated there was a flash from one of the engines and some shaking as in turbulence. The captain subsequently announced that the aircraft had been going through a flock of birds and birds had been ingested by the engine.
The airline reported one of the turbines had "eaten" birds.
A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration CC-BEL was dispatched to Cordoba the following day and reached Santiago with a delay of 16.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Cordoba 22 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 27, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
LATAM Airlines Chile
Flight number
LA-487
Departure
Cordoba, Argentina
Destination
Santiago, Chile
Aircraft Registration
CC-BEF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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