Bird strike Incident Boeing 737 ,
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Date:Monday 2 September 2013
Time:18:00
Type:Boeing 737
Owner/operator:Southwest Airlines
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 124
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Raleigh-Durham Airport
Destination airport:Chicago Midway Airport
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff from Raleigh-Durham, NC airport, a bird was ingested by the right hand engine causing it to lose power and flame out. The engine was shut down and the aircraft returned to Raleigh-Durham airport without further incident. There were no injuries (excepting the bird who is presumed to have passed). Passengers were rerouted to Chicago on other flights.

Sources:

WOWKTV.com on line news

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Sep-2013 06:31 dfix1 Added
06-Sep-2013 03:59 starwarsfandude3 Updated [Registration, Embed code, Narrative]

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