Jetblue A320 at Salt Lake City on Oct 31st 2017, bird strike
Last Update: November 1, 2017 / 17:56:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 31, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Jetblue
Flight number
B6-531
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Long Beach, United States
Aircraft Registration
N640JB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The FAA reported the aircraft received unknown damage to engines (plural) and leading edge (singular) of wings (plural) when it received a bird strike (singular) on takeoff from Salt Lake City.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 31, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Jetblue
Flight number
B6-531
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Long Beach, United States
Aircraft Registration
N640JB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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