Southwest B737 at Baltimore on Feb 22nd 2016, bird strike

Last Update: February 23, 2016 / 22:37:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 22, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-484

Departure
Baltimore, United States

Destination
Providence, United States

Aircraft Registration
N232WN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Boeing 737-700, registration N232WN performing flight WN-484 from Baltimore,MD to Providence,RI (USA), departed Baltimore's runway 28 when the crew, just before being handed off to departure, reported a bird strike and they would need to return to the aerodrome and requested tower to have a look at them to check whether tower could see anything off the right side of the nose. Tower closed runway 28, the aircraft was vectored for runway 33L and landed safely back about 20 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N284WN reached Providence with a delay of 100 minutes.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B737
Year of Manufacture
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 22, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-484

Departure
Baltimore, United States

Destination
Providence, United States

Aircraft Registration
N232WN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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