Created Sunday, Mar 27th 2022 18:43Z, last updated Sunday, Mar 27th 2022 18:43Z
An Avianca Airbus A320-200, registration N748AV performing flight
AV-7392 from Guayaquil (Ecuador) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of Guayaquil's runway 03 when a bird impacted the aircraft prompting the crew to stop the climb at about 4200 feet, burn off fuel for about 3 hours before returning to Guayaquil for a safe landing on runway 21 about 3.5 hours after departure.
A replacement A320-200 registration N741AV reached New York with a delay of about 9.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 15 hours before returning to service.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Guayaquil due to a bird impact.
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