ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268024
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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 2021 |
| Time: | 15:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-33AER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Azur Air |
| Registration: | VQ-BEN |
| MSN: | 28140/850 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 344 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Varadero-Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport (VRA/MUVR) -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Varadero-Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport (VRA/MUVR) |
| Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Azur Air flight ZF556, a Boeing 767-33AER, aborted the takeoff from Varadero Airport, Cuba after hitting a flock of birds at a speed of 130-140 knots. The crew aborted the takeoff and taxied to the apron. A post-flight inspection revealed damage to the aircraft nose cone.
A video from the incident shows engine no.2 suffered a compressor stall after the bird strike.
Sources:
https://t.me/aviaincident/11017
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 September 2020 | VQ-BEN | Azur Air | 0 | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW) |  |
min |
| Tailstrike | ||||||
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2021 16:55 | harro | Added |
| 24-Sep-2021 16:55 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Sep-2021 16:57 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2021 16:57 | harro | Updated [Damage] |
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