United A319 at Vancouver on Nov 8th 2019, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: November 13, 2019 / 20:47:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1184
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N818UA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 23 hours after the rejected takeoff.
On Nov 13th 2019 the Canadian TSB reported a blue heron hit the aircraft near the right hand engine area. The crew rejected takeoff, vacated the runway onto taxiway D, stopped and requested emergency services. Emergency services sprayed the landing gear with foam due to reported high brakes temperatures. The passengers and flight attendants deplaned via air stairs and were bussed to the terminal. Maintenance cleaned the right engine cowl and pylon, no damage was found. The main landing gear fuse plugs melted as per design due to the hot brakes as result of high energy reject, the tyres deflated. All 4 main landing gear brakes and wheels were replaced.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1184
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N818UA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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