Avianca A320 at Bogota on Jun 30th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: July 10, 2017 / 22:40:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-9418
Departure
Pereira, Colombia
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N755AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The carcass of the vulture was recovered after the radome was removed from the aircraft. The aircraft returned to service the same day with a new radome.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-9418
Departure
Pereira, Colombia
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N755AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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