American A319 at Des Moines on Dec 7th 2021, bird strike damages left engine and right wing
Last Update: December 8, 2021 / 15:43:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Dec 7, 2021                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            American Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            AA-2854                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Des Moines, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Charlotte, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            N808AW                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Airbus                            A319                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            A319                            
                        
                    
                    
                
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK BIRDS ON DEPARTURE DAMAGING LEFT ENGINE, RIGHT WING AND BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE, DES MOINES, IA.", damage was "unknown" and the occurrence was rated an incident.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Dec 7, 2021                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            American Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            AA-2854                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Des Moines, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Charlotte, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            N808AW                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Airbus                            A319                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            A319                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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