Bird strike Serious incident Airbus A320-214 XA-NBA, Saturday 18 August 2018
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Date:Saturday 18 August 2018
Time:c. 17:10 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-214
Owner/operator:Interjet
Registration: XA-NBA
MSN: 2964
Year of manufacture:2006
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:Serious incident
Location:Tuxtla Gutiérrez-Llano San Juan Airport (TGZ/MMTG) -   Mexico
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX)
Destination airport:Tuxtla Gutiérrez-Llano San Juan Airport (TGZ/MMTG)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Flight 4O2601 suffered a bird strike on approach.

The aircraft was back in service about 30 hours after the incident.

Sources:

https://www.bea.aero/fileadmin/user_upload/ACCREP3UK.pdf
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/xa-nba#1d8cd267

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2018 15:07 harro Added

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