American B738 at Managua on Oct 11th 2017, bird strike

Last Update: October 14, 2017 / 21:25:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 11, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-994

Departure
Managua, Nicaragua

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N879NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N879NN performing flight AA-994 from Managua (Nicaragua) to Miami,FL (USA), was accelerating for takeoff from Managua's runway 10 when a vulture impacted one of the engines. The crew continued takeoff, climbed the aircraft to 5000 feet and returned to Managua for a safe landing on runway 10 about 10 minutes after departure.

Passengers reported there was suddenly a deafening noise while the aircraft was still in the takeoff roll, which ceased shortly after the aircraft had become airborne. Shortly after the captain announced they were returning to Managua due to an engine failure, it may have been possible that the engine was damaged by a bird strike. After landing the crew confirmed that a vulture was found, the engine was severly damaged.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 11, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-994

Departure
Managua, Nicaragua

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N879NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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