Bird strike Incident Airbus A320-271N XA-VRJ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228726
 
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Date:Monday 2 September 2019
Time:c. 03:05 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A20N model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-271N
Owner/operator:Volaris
Registration: XA-VRJ
MSN: 8618
Year of manufacture:2019
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Durango Airport -   Mexico
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Durango-Guadalupe Victoria Airport (DGO/MMDO)
Destination airport:Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport (TIJ/MMTJ)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Volaris flight Y4459, an Airbus A320neo, returned to land after hitting a flock of birds. The nose radome suffered a dent.

Sources:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/y4459#21f3227a
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/yolcu-ucagi-kus-surusune-girdi/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Sep-2019 13:47 Goklerdeyiz.net Added
04-Sep-2019 13:49 harro Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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