World Atlantic MD83 at Brownsville on May 22nd 2019, bird strike
Last Update: May 23, 2019 / 17:07:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 22, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Flight number
WAL-208
Departure
Brownsville, United States
Destination
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Aircraft Registration
N802WA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
The FAA reported the aircraft flight WAL-208 experienced a bird strike, returned and landed without further incident. The aircraft sustained unknown damage, highest level of injury unknown, registration unknown, flight phase unknown. The occurrence was rated an incident.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Brownsville about 28 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 22, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Flight number
WAL-208
Departure
Brownsville, United States
Destination
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Aircraft Registration
N802WA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
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