Bird strike Incident Airbus A321-211 CS-TJG,
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Date:Wednesday 5 February 2014
Time:20:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic A321 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A321-211
Owner/operator:TAP Air Portugal
Registration: CS-TJG
MSN: 1713
Year of manufacture:2002
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B3/P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Lajes Airport, Terceira, Azores -   Portugal
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Lajes Field (TER/LPLA)
Destination airport:Lisbon Portela (LIS/LPPT)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
TAP Flight 1855 was at 7000 feet during climb out when the crew reported a bird strike. They returned to Lajes Field and made a safe landing 20 minutes later. No injuries were reported.

Sources:

http://avherald.com/h?article=46fa46e8&opt=0
https://www.aeroinside.com/item/3672/tap-a321-at-terceira-on-feb-5th-2014-bird-strike

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
17 October 2017 CS-TJG TAP Air Portugal 0 Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) unk
Engine failure

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Feb-2014 15:10 Alexander Wyche Added
16-Feb-2014 17:27 Geno Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]
28-May-2022 09:05 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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