American MD82 at Chicago on Feb 26th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: March 1, 2016 / 19:39:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 26, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2339
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
N482AA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
ICAO Type Designator
MD82
The FAA reported the aircraft received damage to nose and fuselage.
A replacement MD-83 registration N9617R reached Dallas with a delay of 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 24 hours, then resumed service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 26, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2339
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
N482AA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
ICAO Type Designator
MD82
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