ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349007
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| Date: | Friday 22 December 2023 |
| Time: | 09:47 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-224ER |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N77014 |
| MSN: | 29862/253 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |
| Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines flight UA21, a Boeing 777-224ER, suffered a bird strike (seagull) during takeoff from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS). The nose cone suffered a large indentation, causing a loss of radar.
The flight dumpred fuel over the North Sea and returned to land back at AMS, 80 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n77014#3355be44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx1aFgSoR4k
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2023 12:06 | harro | Added |
| 23-Dec-2023 17:23 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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