American MD82 at Dallas on Feb 28th 2014, bird strike

Last Update: March 1, 2014 / 21:39:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 28, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1188

Aircraft Registration
N513AA

ICAO Type Designator
MD82

An American Airlines McDonnel Douglas MD-82, registration N513AA performing flight AA-1188 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Washington National,DC (USA) with 123 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing out of Dallas Ft. Worth when the left hand engine (JT8D) ingested a bird. The aircraft continued the climb but levelled off at FL250 and returned to Dallas Ft. Worth for a safe landing about 40 minutes after departure.

A replacement MD-82 registration N469AA reached Washington with a delay of 3 hours.

The FAA reported the aircraft received minor damage to its left hand engine and returned to Dallas as a precaution.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 28, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1188

Aircraft Registration
N513AA

ICAO Type Designator
MD82

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