Alaska B739 at Salt Lake City on Jan 17th 2018, bird strike
Last Update: January 18, 2018 / 18:41:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 17, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-761
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N483AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
The FAA reported the aircraft sustained unknown damage in the bird strike on departure from Salt Lake City.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Seattle about 26 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 17, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-761
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N483AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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