United A320 at Sacramento on Nov 25th 2015, bird strike
Last Update: November 26, 2015 / 21:07:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-2005
Departure
Sacramento, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N405UA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Passengers reported they were told a goose had gone through the right hand engine, there had been a loud bang and a flash, soon after an awful smell developed on board of the aircraft.
A replacement A320-200 registration N438UA reached Denver with a delay of 6.5 hours.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2005/history/20151126/0156Z/KSMF/KDEN
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-2005
Departure
Sacramento, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N405UA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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