Shuttle E170 at Charleston on Aug 14th 2012, bird strike
Last Update: August 15, 2012 / 18:33:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Shuttle America
Flight number
S5-5972
Departure
Charleston, United States
Destination
New York La Guardia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N869RW
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170
ICAO Type Designator
E170
The flight was cancelled, the passengers rebooked onto other flights.
The airline confirmed the right hand engine ingested a number of birds.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Shuttle America
Flight number
S5-5972
Departure
Charleston, United States
Destination
New York La Guardia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N869RW
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170
ICAO Type Designator
E170
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