United B764 at Houston on Mar 6th 2016, bird strike

Last Update: March 7, 2016 / 14:06:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 6, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-102

Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
N59053

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-400

ICAO Type Designator
B764

A United Boeing 767-400, registration N59053 performing flight UA-102 from Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) to Munich (Germany) with 184 people on board, departed Houston's runway 09 instructed to turn left heading 010 after departure. Upon being handed off to departure the crew reported they had a bird strike right hand side at the departure end of the runway and needed to check whether everything was in order. On departure the crew advised they needed to dump fuel if they needed to return. The aircraft stopped the climb at 5000 feet. About 5 minutes later the crew advised they needed to return to Houston and declared emergency after the right hand engine developed severe vibrations and approach control reported seeing black smoke from the right hand engine. The aircraft dumped fuel for about 20 minutes and performed a safe landing on runway 09 about 45 minutes after departure. The aircraft vacated the runway and stopped on the adjacent taxiway, the crew advised they'd now shut the right hand engine down for inspection by emergency services.

The flight was cancelled.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N59053
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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B764
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 6, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-102

Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
N59053

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-400

ICAO Type Designator
B764

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