American MD82 at Dallas on Aug 22nd 2013, bird strike
Last Update: August 23, 2013 / 15:14:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2013
Classification
Accident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2096
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Baltimore, United States
Aircraft Registration
N476AA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
ICAO Type Designator
MD82
A replacement MD-82 registration N9409F reached Baltimore with a delay of 2:15 hours.
The FAA reported - mistakenly identifying the airframe as N478AA - the left hand engine received substantial damage as result of a bird strike on departure and rated the occurrence an accident.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2013
Classification
Accident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2096
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Baltimore, United States
Aircraft Registration
N476AA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-82
ICAO Type Designator
MD82
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