Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered N521VL and operated by Volaris on 09/02/2018 at Tijuana [Investigation led by CAA / Mexico]
Collision avec un oiseau en montée, demi-tour
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Mexican authorities:
During the climb, the crew under command the flight VOI540 decides to return the airport MMTJ by bird impact the engine number 1.