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.
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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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