Created Wednesday, Jun 24th 2026 15:29Z, last updated Wednesday, Jun 24th 2026 15:29Z
A LATAM Chile Airbus A320-200, registration CC-BAZ performing flight
LA-311 from Puerto Montt to Punta Arenas (Chile), was climbing out of Puerto Montt's runway 35 when a vulture was ingested by the left engine (CFM56) causing the engine to emit streaks of flames and bangs and produce vibrations. The crew levelled off at about 3000 feet, shut the engine down and entered a hold. The aircraft returned to Puerto Montt for a safe landing on runway 35 about 90 minutes after departure.
Passengers reported the left engine emitted sparks, streaks of flames and bang. The captain subsequently announved, the vulture had impacted the left engine.
A replacement A321-200 registration CC-BEA reached Punta Arenas with a delay of about 7:20 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 19 hours after landing.
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