United B738 at Denver on Sep 25th 2016, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: September 26, 2016 / 21:22:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-739
Departure
Denver, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N77535
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft returned to the apron after about 20 minutes on the taxiway.
The FAA reported the aircraft received a bird strike into the left hand engine (CFM56) with unknown damage, rejected takeoff and returned to the apron.
The occurrence aircraft was able to depart about 2.5 hours after rejecting takeoff and reached Phoenix with a delay of about 2 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-739
Departure
Denver, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N77535
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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