United B763 at Zurich on Jul 23rd 2022, bird strike

Last Update: July 23, 2022 / 10:20:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 23, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-12

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N668UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N668UA performing flight UA-12 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), departed Zurich's runway 16 when after rotation in the initial climb tower informed the crew, that there had been a loud sound of vibrations from the engines during the takeoff run and queried the crew, whether they had normal operations. The crew seemed unsure and hinted, they might need to return, then were handed off to departure and subsequently decided to continue the flight. The aircraft climbed to FL300 and was enroute over France at FL300 about one hour into the flight when the crew decided to turn around and return to Zurich reporting problems with the left hand engine (PW4060) and a precautionary return. A runway inspection on runway 16 in the meantime found a dead buzzard at the side of the runway. The aircraft landed safely on Zurich's runway 14 about 2 hours after departure and taxied to the apron.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 23, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-12

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N668UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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