Bird strike Incident Airbus A330-202 EI-EJH,
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Date:Tuesday 1 May 2018
Time:17:51 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A332 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-202
Owner/operator:Alitalia
Registration: EI-EJH
MSN: 1135
Year of manufacture:2010
Engine model:GE CF6-80E1A4
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Over Rio de Janeiro -   Brazil
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Rio de Janeiro/Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, RJ (
Destination airport:Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Alitalia flight AZ673 returned to Rio de Janeiro/Galeão Airport, Brazil after sustaining a bird strike on departure.
The aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, took off at 17:51 UTC. The aircraft climbed to FL350 and turned back at 18:38 UTC.
A safe landing was made back at Rio de Janeiro at 19:47 UTC.


Sources:

https://italiavola.com/2018/05/04/bird-strike-il-1-maggio-per-un-a330-200-alitalia/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-May-2018 06:45 harro Added
05-May-2018 06:12 cleberjc Updated [Time, Location, Phase]

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