US Airways A319 at Jacksonville on Apr 25th 2015, bird strike

Last Update: April 27, 2015 / 08:36:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-1927

Departure
Jacksonville, United States

Destination
Charlotte, United States

Aircraft Registration
N738US

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An US Airways Airbus A319-100 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N738US performing flight US-1927/AA-1927 from Jacksonville,FL to Charlotte,NC (USA) with 120 people on board, departed Jacksonville's runway 08. Immediately after becoming airborne the crew reported they had two geese hitting the aircraft, they had heard them, the airport should check the runway, it was a pretty good hit, the birds probably hit the gear. Tower reported smoke from the right hand side, it looked like smoke and some flames from the engine but tower wasn't sure whether engine or gear. The crew decided to stop the climb at 2000 feet and prepared to return to Jacksonville. A runway inspection revealed debris on runway 08, tower offered runway 14, the crew reported it was probably a landing gear door that was hit. The aircraft landed safely on runway 14 about 10 minutes after departure.

A passenger reported that upon rotation from runway 08 there was a very noticeable bang, the aircraft subsequently climbed out steeper than normal, there were engine vibrations from the right hand engine (CFM56), the captain subsequently announced that they had taken a bird strike at the landing gear and needed to return to the airport for a quick inspection, though landing gear and engines showed normal indications. Following landing the captain examined the aircraft, then the flight was cancelled, the captain reported there was damage to engine blades and the landing gear. It appeared a bird was still wedged into the landing gear door, there also was a dent in the nose cone.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-1927

Departure
Jacksonville, United States

Destination
Charlotte, United States

Aircraft Registration
N738US

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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