Delta B752 at West Palm Beach on May 14th 2014, bird strike

Last Update: May 16, 2014 / 14:08:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 14, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-1190

Aircraft Registration
N543US

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N543US performing flight DL-1190 from West Palm Beach,FL to Atlanta,GA (USA), had departed West Palm Beach's runway 10L when the departure controller told the crew after tower had handed off the aircraft, that another aircraft on the ground had observed birds hitting the right hand engine of the 757. The crew thanked indicating that the right hand engine (PW2037) appeared all normal, they weren't aware of any impact by the birds. The aircraft continued the climb, the crew however stopped the climb at 14,000 feet and decided to divert to Orlando,FL where the aircraft landed safely about 30 minutes after departure.

The FAA reported the right hand engine ingested a bird.

The aircraft was able to resume service after about 27 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 14, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-1190

Aircraft Registration
N543US

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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