Earlier this week, pictures emerged from Sao Luiz where an Azul Airbus A320neo was damaged by a bird strike.
Information has been released pertinent to the incident at hand, which we will get into in this article.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Azul Flight AD4017 – Sao Luiz to Recife…
Azul flight AD4017, which suffered the damage from the bird strike, is a routine scheduled flight between Sao Luiz and Recife.
Furthermore, it is understood the aircraft involved in the incident was PR-YRB.
As per data from Planespotters.net, PR-YRB is a 7.8 year old Airbus A320neo that was delivered to the airline in November 2016.
Of the A320neo, Azul have 51 of them in their fleet.
Moreover, of that 51, all but two are in active service, with an average fleet age of 5.6 years.
Also, as well as the A320neo, the Brazilian carrier has the following other aircraft in their fleet:
- 40 ATR 72s.
- 6 Airbus A321s.
- 11 Airbus A330s.
- 2 Boeing 737s.
- 23 Embraer E195-E2s.
- 45 Embraer E195-E1s.
As per The Aviation Herald, it is understood that the bird strike on Azul flight AD4017 to Recife happened after departure from Sao Luiz.
Furthermore, it is understood the crew stopped the climb at 6,000 feet and turned back to it’s departure airport.
Overall, the aircraft landed safely back into it’s origin field without further incident.
Aircraft Re-Entered Commercial Service Two Days After The Bird Strike…
The image above shows the damage caused by the bird strike on Azul flight AD4017 between Sao Luiz and Recife.
PR-YRB, the Airbus A320neo involved in the incident was grounded commercially for around two days following the incident.
On August 28, the aircraft positioned over to Recife, before re-entering commercial service.
It is assumed that the nose of the aircraft has been repaired or replaced if it is back in service.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.
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