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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