Southwest B737 at Columbus on Jan 7th 2023, bird strike
Last Update: January 9, 2023 / 19:44:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 7, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1979
Departure
Columbus, United States
Destination
Chicago Midway, United States
Aircraft Registration
N421LV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK BIRDS ON DEPARTURE, COLUMBUS, OH." and rated the occurrence an incident.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Chicago about 51.5 hours after landing.
According to information The Aviation Herald received, two dozen small birds were found on the departure runway in Columbus, however, could not be attributed to the aircraft initially until N421LV had landed at Midway Airport and reported damage with the radome and horizontal stabilizer in addition to indications of a possible engine ingestion.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 7, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1979
Departure
Columbus, United States
Destination
Chicago Midway, United States
Aircraft Registration
N421LV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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