Jetblue E190 at Boston on Mar 19th 2019, bird strike

Last Update: March 20, 2019 / 22:12:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 19, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-111

Aircraft Registration
N178JB

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

A Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190, registration N178JB performing flight B6-111 from Boston,MA to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 52 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Boston's runway 27 when upon contacting departure the crew advised they had hit a bird and needed to return. The aircraft stopped the climb at 3000 feet and returned to Boston for a safe landing on runway 33L about 25 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the crew returned as a precaution after a bird strike, the passengers were re-accommodated on the next flight, which reached Chicago 2 hours after the scheduled landing of B6-111.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 19, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-111

Aircraft Registration
N178JB

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

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