United B789 at Sydney on Jul 4th 2016, suspected bird strike

Last Update: July 4, 2016 / 19:23:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-840

Departure
Sydney, Australia

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N27958

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

A United Boeing 787-900, registration N27958 performing flight UA-840 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 308 people on board, was climbing out of Sydney's runway 34L when the crew reported they had flown through a flock of birds at about 1000 feet AGL and probably had a couple of them hit an engine (GEnx). The crew subsequently requested to stop climb at 5000 feet to check all their systems prior to continue across the Pacific Ocean. The crew subsequently advised that they had been in consultation with dispatch and decided to return to Sydney as a precaution advising aircraft was in normal operation. The aircraft dumped fuel and returned to Sydney for a safe landing on Sydney's runway 34L about one hour after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

Passengers reported the captain announced they had flown through a flock of birds and both engines have been hit by birds.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Sydney 18 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N27958
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B789
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-840

Departure
Sydney, Australia

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N27958

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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