ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215166
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 2018 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | Viva Aerobus |
| Registration: | XA-VAZ |
| MSN: | 2576 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN) -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN) |
| Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Viva Aerobus flight VB3147 returned to land at Cancún Airport, Mexico after sustaining damage to the nose cone after takeoff. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, took off at 14:29 (19:29 UTC), bound for Mexico City. After takeoff the crew was alerted by sound, originating from the nose radome. The crew stopped the climb at 12,000 feet and returned to Cancún Airport, where it landed normally at 14:51.
It appeared the radome had caved in.
The cause of the damage has not yet been established. No feathers or blood were noted on the radome.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/vb3147#1dae6b34
https://www.transponder1200.com/airbus-de-vivaaerobus-sufre-danos-en-el-radome-durante-ascenso-en-cancun/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 March 2021 | XA-VAZ | Viva Aerobus | 0 | Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport (PVR) | |
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Media:
Nose of Viva Aerobús plane dented after departing Cancun airport https://t.co/E8kINedXpt pic.twitter.com/lZ3q4m0bGW
— RosalieCancun (@CalcunRosalie) September 1, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2018 18:48 | harro | Added |
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