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| Date: | Friday 14 January 2022 |
| Time: | 09:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-211 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | LATAM Airlines Brasil |
| Registration: | PT-XPM |
| MSN: | 6949 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B3/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Alfonso Pena International Airport (CWB/SBCT), PR -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport, PR (CWB/SBCT) |
| Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF (BSB/SBBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
LATAM flight LA3533, an Airbus A321-211, suffered bird strike and subsequent no.1 engine (CFMI CFM56-5B3/3) surge during takeoff from runway 15 at Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB/SBCT), Curitiba, Paraná. The pilot aborted the takeoff. The aircraft remained stationary on the runway for seven minutes before it taxied back to the apron.
A video, purportedly of the affected engine, shows damage to fan blades and the interior lining of the engine intake.
The incident aircraft resumed service on January 25, 2022.
Sources:
https://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano/ultimas-noticias/2022/01/15/video-mostra-explosao-em-turbina-de-aviao-apos-colisao-com-aves-em-curitiba.htm
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/pt-xpm#2a7e06b8
CENIPA
Location
Media:
O 'bird strike' fez um dano considerável na entrada do motor. pic.twitter.com/yGtxy8JKBW
— Plantão 190 (@plantao190) January 15, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2022 13:50 | harro | Added |
| 16-Jan-2022 13:51 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Feb-2022 07:58 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-May-2022 02:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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