Compass E175 at Denver on Sep 13th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: September 19, 2016 / 20:29:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Compass Airlines
Flight number
CP-6006
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N208AN
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175
ICAO Type Designator
E175
The FAA reported the aircraft sustained minor damage to the leading edge of the wing.
A replacement ERJ-175 registration N211NN performed the return flight, still flight CP-6006, with a delay of 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service after about 18.5 hours on the ground.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Compass Airlines
Flight number
CP-6006
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N208AN
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-175
ICAO Type Designator
E175
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