Mesa CRJ7 at Nashville on Jul 10th 2018, bird strike
Last Update: July 12, 2018 / 18:28:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 10, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Mesa Airlines
Flight number
UA-6176
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Nashville, United States
Aircraft Registration
N504MJ
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
The occurrence aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight and is still on the ground in Nashville about 44 hours after landing.
The FAA reported the aircraft sustained unknown damage.
A replacement Canadair CRJ-700 registration N513MJ performed the return flight with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 10, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Mesa Airlines
Flight number
UA-6176
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Nashville, United States
Aircraft Registration
N504MJ
Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7
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