ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292623
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Date: | Saturday 8 October 2022 |
Time: | 11:40 UTC |
Type: | Airbus A330-343 |
Owner/operator: | Air Transat |
Registration: | C-GTSD |
MSN: | 407 |
Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 291 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Athens-Elefthérios Venizélos International Airport (ATH/LGAV) -
Greece
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Athens-Elefthérios Venizélos International Airport (ATH/LGAV) |
Destination airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Air Transat flight TS697, an Airbus A330-343, suffered a bird strike on takeoff from Athens-Elefthérios Venizélos International Airport, Greece.
On take-off roll passing 100 knots, the aircraft hit a flock of birds. The flight crew noticed, shortly after, excessive vibration on #2 engine and took the decision to return to LGAV where it landed without further incident, 37 minutes after takeoff. After inspection, maintenance found damage to both engines due to birds passing through engines' core.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/100063528673918/posts/pfbid02hhvzqXZ1eCyH32btxRHXMUwudFcmM8uHVfTXb2XHdroMeZeTy3qnT9UcYVRS8fVVl/ https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-gtsd#2dc398f5 TSB A22F0320
Revision history:
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09-Oct-2022 07:00 |
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09-Oct-2022 07:00 |
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09-Oct-2022 07:01 |
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14-Oct-2022 11:37 |
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Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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