Bird strike Incident Airbus A320-251N PR-YRB, Monday 26 August 2024
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Date:Monday 26 August 2024
Time:19:05 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A20N model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-251N
Owner/operator:Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
Registration: PR-YRB
MSN: 07283
Year of manufacture:2016
Engine model:CFMI CFM LEAP-1A26
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Incident
Location:São Luís-Marechal Cunha Machado Airport, MA (SLZ/SBSL) -   Brazil
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:São Luís-Marechal Cunha Machado Airport, MA (SLZ/SBSL)
Destination airport:Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE (REC/SBRF)
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Azul flight AD4017, an Airbus A320-251N, suffered a bird strike during takeoff from runway 06 at SLZ.
The aircraft circled the airport and landed back at SLZ, 13 minutes later.
The nose cone suffered a dent as a result of the bird strike.

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

Sources:

https://diegoemir.com/2024/08/voo-da-azul-saindo-de-sao-luis-com-destino-a-recife-sofre-bird-strike-e-retorna-ao-aeroporto/

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Aug-2024 18:30 ASN Added
05-Sep-2024 07:46 ASN Updated [Location, Source, Accident report, ]

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