United A320 at Denver on Sep 15th 2014, bird strike

Last Update: September 16, 2014 / 15:58:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-269

Aircraft Registration
N481UA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A United Airbus A320-200, registration N481UA performing flight UA-269 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Denver,CO (USA), was on final approach to Denver's runway 16L when a bird impacted the nose of the aircraft. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 16L.

The FAA reported the aircraft received damage to the radome and rated the occurrence an incident.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-269

Aircraft Registration
N481UA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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