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Date: | Monday 2 January 2023 |
Time: | 19:25 UTC |
Type: | Boeing 737-8HX (WL) |
Owner/operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
Registration: | LV-GGQ |
MSN: | 42155/5907 |
Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | 195 km SSW of Ezeiza VOR (EZE), climbing through FL330 -
Argentina
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) |
Destination airport: | Ushuaia-Islas Malvinas Airport, TF (USH/SAWH) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft was performing flight ARG1888 from SAEZ to SAWH. At take of crew noticed they might have ingested a small bird, but all engine parameters were within normal range. While they were climbing through FL330 near Rauch city in Buenos Aires province, they smelled 'roasted chicken smell' and decided to return back as a precation.
The aircraft landed without any further inconvenience at 21:07 after performing a holding pattern and a slow approach (160 kt) into Ezeiza Intl. Apt.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ar1888#2eb98273 ICAO CICTT CATEGORY: BIRD
Occurrence reported to Argentine JST.
Images:
FR24 flight screen capture.
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