Southwest B733 at Raleigh/Durham on Oct 30th 2015, bird strike

Last Update: November 2, 2015 / 22:10:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 30, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-2573

Aircraft Registration
N697SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300, registration N697SW performing flight WN-2573 from Raleigh/Durham,NC to Tampa,FL (USA) with 124 passengers and 5 crew, was in the initial climb out of runway 23L when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet reporting they needed to return, they had just hit a bird at about 500 feet, the bird impacted the aircraft at the left hand side. The aircraft landed safely back on runway 23L about 10 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-700 reached Tampa with a delay of 5 hours.

The airport reported the bird hit one of the engines.

On Nov 2nd 2015 the FAA reported the aircraft (erroneously identified as N657SW which however was on the ground in San Diego,CA at that time) ingested a bird into the left hand engine (CFM56) causing minor damage to the engine.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N697SW
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
737-3TO
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B733
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
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Engine Type
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 30, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-2573

Aircraft Registration
N697SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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