ENG23WA018

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A321 · Guadalajara, Mexico · February 9, 2023

IncidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
February 9, 2023, 00:25 local (00:25 UTC)
Place
Guadalajara, Mexico
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
XA-VSYAirbus A321
Defining event
Initial climb: Birdstrike
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
P&W/IAE Flight Safety
Case key
106754

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
XA-VSY
Reported as
Airbus A321 (271NX)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
11178
Built
2022
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Volaris
Registered owner
Volaris
Departed
MMGL · Guadalajara, OF
Destination
Tijuana, OF