ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280889
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| Date: | Saturday 23 July 2022 |
| Time: | 08:15 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-322ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N668UA |
| MSN: | 30024/742 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Zürich -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
United Airlines flight UA12, a Boeing 767-322ER, suffered a bird strike after departure from runway 16 at Zürich Airport, Switzerland.
The flight climbed to cruising altitude, but after passing Amiens, France, at 09:00 UTC, the flight turned back towards Zürich. A safe landing was made back at Zürich at 10:15 UTC.
It appeared fan blades of engine no.1 were damaged in the bird strike.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n668ua#2cc30e33
Media:
Damage on engine no 1 of UA B.767 due to bird strike (buzzard). pic.twitter.com/2BX6hZfX8O
— Re He (@rehe8562) July 28, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2022 19:33 | harro | Added |
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