Bird strike Incident Airbus A321-231 PT-MXO, Thursday 20 February 2025
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Date:Thursday 20 February 2025
Time:13:50 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A321 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A321-231
Owner/operator:LATAM Airlines Brasil
Registration: PT-MXO
MSN: 6121
Year of manufacture:2014
Engine model:IAE V2533-A5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Incident
Location:Rio de Janeiro/Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL) -   Brazil
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Rio de Janeiro/Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL)
Destination airport:São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR)
Investigating agency: CENIPA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
LATAM flight LA3367, an Airbus A321-231, was damaged in a bird strike incident on departure from runway 10 at Rio de Janeiro/Galeão Airport (GIG). The nose cone was severely damaged.
The flight returned for a safe landing back at GIG.

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

Sources:

CENIPA
Incident final report: https://dedalo.sti.fab.mil.br/ocorrencia/86577

https://sbtnews.sbt.com.br/noticia/brasil/aviao-da-latam-colide-com-ave-no-rio-e-fica-com-o-bico-destruido
https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2025-02/voo-da-latam-retorna-ao-galeao-apos-aviao-colidir-com-passaro
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/la3367#39324720

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

26 April 2024 PT-MXO LATAM Airlines Brasil 0 São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) min
Tailstrike

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Feb-2025 07:58 aus Added
21-Feb-2025 07:59 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Feb-2025 08:04 ASN Updated [Time, Damage, Narrative, ]
22-Feb-2025 07:17 lokarutlot Updated [Phase, Source, ]
22-Feb-2025 07:17 ASN Updated [Accident report, ]

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