Bird strike Incident Boeing 737-8EH (WL) PR-GXI, Wednesday 13 March 2024
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Date:Wednesday 13 March 2024
Time:13:00 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-GXI
MSN: 39622/4551
Year of manufacture:2013
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-7B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor, repaired
Category:Incident
Location:Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport, RS (POA/SBPA) -   Brazil
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport, RS (POA/SBPA)
Destination airport:Rio de Janeiro/Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL)
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Gol flight G31837, a Boeing 737-8EH, suffered a bird strike on takeoff, resulting in minor damage.
The aircraft landed normally at the destination, Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG).

The incident aircraft resumed regular service 20 hours later.

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

Sources:

CENIPA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/pr-gxi#34586642

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Mar-2024 17:55 ASN Added
15-Mar-2024 17:55 ASN Updated [Location, Narrative, ]

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