Bird strike Incident Boeing 737-8EH (WL) PR-GXA, Sunday 18 February 2024
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Date:Sunday 18 February 2024
Time:04:28 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8EH (WL)
Owner/operator:Gol Linhas Aéreas
Registration: PR-GXA
MSN: 39614/4387
Year of manufacture:2013
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-7B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Incident
Location:Natal-Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport, RN (NAT) -   Brazil
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Rio de Janeiro/Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL)
Destination airport:Natal-Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport, RN (NAT/SBSG)
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
GOL flight G39128, a Boeing 737-800, struck a bird during the landing phase.

The aircraft resumed regular service about 40 hours later.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

https://dedalo.sti.fab.mil.br/ocorrencia/83530
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/pr-gxa#340a1d56

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

14 February 2016 PR-GXA Gol Linhas Aéreas 0 Brasília International Airport, DF (BSB/SBBR) min

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Mar-2024 10:38 ASN Added
04-Mar-2024 10:39 ASN Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ]

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