United A320 at Vancouver on Mar 16th 2019, duck!

Last Update: March 22, 2019 / 21:50:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 16, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-545

Departure
Vancouver, Canada

Destination
Denver, United States

Aircraft Registration
N452UA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A United Airbus A320-200, registration N452UA performing flight UA-545 from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Denver,CO (USA) with 140 passengers and 5 crew, departed Vancouver's runway 26L when the aircraft flew through a flock of birds and received multiple bird strikes. The crew stopped the climb at 4000 feet and returned to Vancouver for a safe landing on runway 26R about 20 minutes after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported runway 26L was closed for about 15 minutes for cleanup. A number of ducks hat hit the left side of the fuselage and caused damage to 5 low pressure compressor blades of the left hand engine (V2527), blade tip curl and blade tips missing. The blade damage warranted an engine replacement.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 16, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-545

Departure
Vancouver, Canada

Destination
Denver, United States

Aircraft Registration
N452UA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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