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| Date: | Sunday 3 January 2021 |
| Time: | 16:43 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8EH (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Gol Linhas Aéreas |
| Registration: | PR-GGP |
| MSN: | 35829/3076 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) |
| Teresina-Senador Petrônio Portela Airport, PI (THE/SBTE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Gol flight G31768 suffered a bird strike on takeoff from SBGR, damaging the radome.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, struck a large vulture while climbing through 500 feet. It continued to the destination.
The aircraft resumed service almost 24 hours later.
Sources:
http://sistema.cenipa.aer.mil.br/cenipa/sigra/detalhar?op=ODk3NTE=&acao=detalhe
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/pr-ggp#267f1a2a
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 September 2021 | PR-GGP | Gol Linhas Aéreas | 0 | near São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2021 19:32 | harro | Added |
| 18-Feb-2021 19:33 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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