United B738 at Port of Spain on Apr 6th 2012, bird strike

Last Update: April 9, 2012 / 22:52:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 6, 2012

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1459

Departure
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Destination
Houston, United States

Aircraft Registration
N36280

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A United Boeing 737-800, registration N36280 performing flight UA-1459 from Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) to Houston,TX (USA), was climbing out of Port of Spain's runway 10 when tower asked whether everything was okay, the crew replied they thought they had hit a bird and may need to return to Port of Spain. The crew levelled off at FL055 and entered a holding to work checklists and reported they had a bird strike into the right hand engine (CFM56). The aircraft landed safely back on runway 10 about 30 minutes after departure. The flight was cancelled as a result.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 6, 2012

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1459

Departure
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Destination
Houston, United States

Aircraft Registration
N36280

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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