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| Date: | Wednesday 5 February 2014 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-211 |
| Owner/operator: | TAP Air Portugal |
| Registration: | CS-TJG |
| MSN: | 1713 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B3/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA) -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Lajes Field (TER/LPLA) |
| Lisbon Portela (LIS/LPPT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
TAP Flight 1855 was at 7000 feet during climb out when the crew reported a bird strike. They returned to Lajes Field and made a safe landing 20 minutes later. No injuries were reported.
Sources:
http://avherald.com/h?article=46fa46e8&opt=0
https://www.aeroinside.com/item/3672/tap-a321-at-terceira-on-feb-5th-2014-bird-strike
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 October 2017 | CS-TJG | TAP Air Portugal | 0 | Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) |  |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2014 15:10 | Alexander Wyche | Added |
| 16-Feb-2014 17:27 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 28-May-2022 09:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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