Horizon E175 at Portland on Dec 29th 2019, bird strike
Last Update: December 31, 2019 / 19:49:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 29, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Horizon Air
Flight number
AS-2485
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Portland, United States
Aircraft Registration
N642QX
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175
ICAO Type Designator
E175
The FAA reported flight QXR2485 (AS-2485), a de Havilland Dash 8, received a bird strike at Portland causing unknown damage.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 16 hours before returning to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 29, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Horizon Air
Flight number
AS-2485
Departure
Salt Lake City, United States
Destination
Portland, United States
Aircraft Registration
N642QX
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175
ICAO Type Designator
E175
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