Bird strike Incident Airbus A319-132 N808AW,
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Date:Tuesday 7 December 2021
Time:12:50 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A319 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A319-132
Owner/operator:American Airlines
Registration: N808AW
MSN: 1088
Year of manufacture:1999
Engine model:IAE V2524-A5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Des Moines Airport, IA (DSM/KDSM) -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Des Moines International Airport, IA (DSM/KDSM)
Destination airport:Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
American Airlines flight AA2854, an Airbus A319-132, struck birds on departure from Des Moines International Airport, Iowa, USA, damaging the left engine, right wing and bottom of fuselage.
A safe landing was made back at Des Moines 13 minutes after takeoff.

Sources:

FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n808aw#2a1c0207

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
15 April 2012 N808AW US Airways 0 Buena Vista, CO min
Turbulence
28 May 2019 N808AW American Airlines 0 Toronto–Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario (YYZ) min
Bird strike

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Dec-2021 15:55 harro Added
08-Dec-2021 15:58 harro Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]

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