United B738 at Sacramento on Jan 9th 2015, flock of birds

Last Update: January 9, 2015 / 22:27:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 9, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1596

Aircraft Registration
N76515

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A United Boeing 737-800, registration N76515 performing flight UA-1596 from Sacramento,CA to Denver,CO (USA) with 129 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Sacramento's runway 34R when the right hand engine (CFM56) ingested a number of birds causing repeated bangs and streaks of flames from the engine. The crew shut the engine down, stopped the climb at 5000 feet and returned to Sacramento for a safe landing on runway 16R about 25 minutes after departure.

Emergency Services reported the engine ingested multiple birds.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N76515
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
737-824
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
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Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 9, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1596

Aircraft Registration
N76515

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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