Azul E195 at Sao Paulo on May 4th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: May 6, 2017 / 18:41:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-4179
Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Destination
Brasilia, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-AYY
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195
ICAO Type Designator
E195
The aircraft received damage just below the captain's windshield affecting pressurization, the left hand ice detector was fractured.
A replacement ERJ-195 registration PR-AYE reached Brasilia with a delay of 1:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 25 hours, then ferried to Porto Alegre reaching a maximum cruise level of FL100 for structural repairs. The aircraft is still in Porto Alegre about 49 hours after the bird strike.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-4179
Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Destination
Brasilia, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-AYY
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195
ICAO Type Designator
E195
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