Delta B739 at San Francisco on Apr 12th 2020, rejected takeoff due to geese strikes
Last Update: April 13, 2020 / 16:15:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 12, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-2049
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N867DN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
The flight was cancelled.
The FAA reported the #2 engine ingested at least two geese on departure roll and rated the occurrence an incident with unknown damage.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 12, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-2049
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N867DN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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