ATI B752 at Portland on Jan 7th 2015, flock of birds

Last Update: January 8, 2015 / 16:51:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 7, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flock of birds

Airline
ATI Air Transport International

Flight number
ATN-1817

Departure
Portland, United States

Destination
Seattle Boeing Field, United States

Aircraft Registration
N531UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

An ATI Air Transport International Boeing 757-200 freighter, registration N531UA performing flight ATN-1817 from Portland,OR to Seattle Boeing Field,WA (USA) with 2 crew, departed Portland's runway 10R when during the initial climb the crew declared emergency reporting a bad vibration, subsequently reporting they just had lost an engine (PW2037). The aircraft positioned for an immediate return and landed safely on runway 10L about 10 mintes after departure. A runway inspection of runway 10R revealed some foreign object debris. The crew indicated that unless emergency services spot any fire they would return to the apron, emergency services reported no apparent fire and the aircraft taxied to the apron.

The FAA reported the aircraft struck birds on departure and lost power in one of the engines.

The airport reported that the remains of five pintail ducks were recovered from the departure runway.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 7, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flock of birds

Airline
ATI Air Transport International

Flight number
ATN-1817

Departure
Portland, United States

Destination
Seattle Boeing Field, United States

Aircraft Registration
N531UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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