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| Date: | Sunday 25 August 2024 |
| Time: | 11:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8U3 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Flybondi |
| Registration: | LV-KEF |
| MSN: | 30147/3327 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 153 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) |
| El Calafate Airport, SC (FTE/SAWC) | |
| Investigating agency: | JST |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Flybondi flight FO5550, a Boeing 737-800, suffered a bird strike while climbing through about 600 feet after takeoff from runway 11 at Buenos Aires/Ezeiza Airport. The flight continued to the destination, El Calafate Airport, SC (FTE).
The nose radome had suffered a significant dent.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.adnsur.com.ar/sociedad/incidente-aereo-en-flybondi--un-avion-choco-contra-un-ave-en-el-calafate_a66cb7f5bd212dad6d063b9be
https://twitter.com/JSTsucesos/status/1827793387635761294
https://so.jst.gob.ar/informe/?id=2957
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 May 2020 | PK-GMO | Garuda Indonesia Airways | 0 | Makassar-Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG/WAAA) |  |
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| 27 January 2024 | LV-KEF | Flybondi | 0 | near Buenos Aires/Ezeiza Airport, BA (SAEZ) | |
non |
| Hydraulic system problem | ||||||
| 28 February 2024 | LV-KEF | Flybondi | 0 | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza Airport, BA (SAEZ) | |
unk |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Location
Media:
El Calafate, Santa Cruz. ✈️Un avión de Flybondi un B737-8U3, vuelo FO 5550 que había partido de Ezeiza, fue impactado por un ave ayer por la mañana, no obstante, aterrizó sin inconvenientes, pero canceló su regreso, mientras técnicos verifican los radares que allí se alojan. pic.twitter.com/igo42coUku
— oscar muñoz (@munoznotired) August 25, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2024 19:48 | ASN | Added |
| 25-Aug-2024 19:49 | ASN | Updated [Location, Embed code, ] |
| 30-Aug-2024 09:45 | ASN | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Sep-2024 12:47 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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