Skywest CRJ7 at Calgary on Mar 24th 2013, bird strike

Last Update: March 26, 2013 / 20:17:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 24, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Skywest Airlines

Flight number
OO-6269

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
San Francisco, United States

Aircraft Registration
N715SK

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

A Skywest Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of United, registration N715SK performing flight OO-6269/UA-6269 from Calgary,AB (Canada) to San Francisco,CA (USA), was in the initial climb out of Calgary's runway 16 when the right hand engine (CF34) ingested a bird prompting the crew to shut the engine down and return to Calgary for a safe landing about 15 minutes after departure.

On Mar 26th the Canadian TSB reported, that the right hand engine reached vibration levels of 9.9 units prompting the shut down of the engine. A post flight inspection showed fan blade damage with a number of blade tips missing. Damage on the engine cowl suggests the blade tips exited through the top cowl, there was no damage to the fuselage.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N715SK
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 24, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Skywest Airlines

Flight number
OO-6269

Departure
Calgary, Canada

Destination
San Francisco, United States

Aircraft Registration
N715SK

Aircraft Type
Canadair CRJ-700

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ7

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