AD4800 - Incident: Azul A20N at Rio de Janeiro on May 10th 2021
Created Monday, May 10th 2021 19:21Z, last updated Monday, May 10th 2021 19:21Z
An Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200N, registration PR-YRY performing flight AD-4800 from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont,RJ to Brasilia,DF (Brazil), was in the initial climb out of Santos Dumont's runway 02R when the crew declared emergency reporting compressor stalls of the left hand engine (LEAP). The aircraft stopped the climb at 7000 feet and diverted to Rio de Janeiro's Galeao International Airport for a safe landing on runway 15 about 35 minutes after departure.
The airline reported the aircraft encountered technical problems after suffering bird strikes on departure.
Source: The Aviation Herald · #AD4800 on X