Bird strike Incident Airbus A320-232 N640JB,
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Date:Tuesday 31 October 2017
Time:c. 19:08 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-232
Owner/operator:Jetblue Airways
Registration: N640JB
MSN: 2832
Year of manufacture:2006
Engine model:IAE V2527-A5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC) -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC)
Destination airport:Long Beach Airport, CA (LGB/KLGB)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
JetBlue flight B6531 returned to land at Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, USA when it sustained birdstrikes to engines and wing leading edges.
The aircraft took off from runway 34R at 19:05 LT. After hitting birds, the flight crew arrested the climb and circled back for a safe landing on runway 16L at 19:43 LT.

Sources:

FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n640jb#f642446
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/JBU531/history/20171101/0103Z/KSLC/KSLC

Revision history:

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