Delta BCS1 at Salt Lake City on Oct 17th 2021, bird strike
Last Update: October 18, 2021 / 16:01:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-2775
Departure
San Jose, United States
Destination
Salt Lake City, United States
Aircraft Registration
N122DU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-100
ICAO Type Designator
BCS1
A Delta Bombardier C-Series CS-100, registration N122DU performing flight DL-2775 from San Jose,CA to Salt Lake City,UT (USA), was on approach to Salt Lake City's runway 16R when the aircraft encountered a bird strike against its nose. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 16R about 3 minutes later.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NOSE DAMAGE AFTER STRIKING BIRDS", reported the damage was unknown and the occurrence rated an incident.
The aircraft returned to service about 13 hours later.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-2775
Departure
San Jose, United States
Destination
Salt Lake City, United States
Aircraft Registration
N122DU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-100
ICAO Type Designator
BCS1
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