ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186629
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 April 2016 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-600 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca Guatemala |
| Registration: | TG-TRD |
| MSN: | 1174 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA) -
 Guatemala
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) |
| San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Avianca Guatemala flight AV700 returned to land at Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport following a bird strike incident.
The aircraft, an ATR-72, departed at 11:43 (17:43 UTC). Five minutes later, as the aircraft was climbing through 8000 feet, the aircraft suffered a bird strike, damaging the IEP (Ice Evidence Probe).
The flight crew levelled off at 8625 feet and circled back for a safe landing at 11:59 UTC.
The aircraft was repaired and was back in serice on April 18.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/collision-aviaire-en-montee-vers-8-000-ft/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2016 20:05 | harro | Added |
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