Alaska B738 at Brownsville on May 19th 2023, bird strike
Last Update: May 20, 2023 / 15:47:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 19, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-9540
Departure
Brownsville, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N514AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-9 MAX registration N928AK reached Los Angeles with a delay of about 6:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft received a number of bent fan blades and is still on the ground in Brownsville about 15 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 19, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-9540
Departure
Brownsville, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N514AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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