Southwest B737 at West Palm Beach on Nov 8th 2015, bird strike

Last Update: November 9, 2015 / 17:36:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 8, 2015

Classification
Accident

Flight number
WN-4053

Aircraft Registration
N925WN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N925WN performing flight WN-4053 from West Palm Beach,FL to Atlanta,GA (USA), was climbing out of West Palm Beach's runway 10L when the aircraft received a bird strike, the crew reported the bird hit at the nose gear, the crew levelled off at 2000 feet, returned to West Palm Beach, tower advised gear appeared to be down and in place with no visible damage, and landed safely on runway 10L about 10 minutes after departure. The aircraft taxied to the apron. The airport dispatched a runway inspection shortly afterwards advising airport operations the bird strike occurred in the first third of the runway.

The FAA reported the left hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird, the aircraft sustained substantial damage, the occurrence was rated an accident.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 8, 2015

Classification
Accident

Flight number
WN-4053

Aircraft Registration
N925WN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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