Détails:
Horizon Air as flight 2337, a DHC-8, N402QX, struck a bird during climb out from Boise Airport (KBOI), Idaho. After the collision, the flight crew saw visual evidence of the bird remains on the left wing, determined there were no indications of control problems, and decided to continue to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport (KSEA), Washington, where the flight landed with no further incident.
Postflight inspection of the airplane revealed that the the bird impact had partially severed the left wing leading edge composite structure and cracked the front spar web.
Probable Cause: a bird strike during climb out.
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | mardi 29 octobre 2019 |
| Heure: | 14:33 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Compagnie: | Horizon Air |
| Immatriculation: | N402QX |
| Numéro de série: | 4032 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 2001 |
| Heures de vol: | 43991 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 80 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Boise, ID ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En montée initiale (ICL) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Boise Airport, ID (BOI/KBOI), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA), Etats-Unis d'Amérique | |
| Numéro de vol: | 2337 |
Horizon Air as flight 2337, a DHC-8, N402QX, struck a bird during climb out from Boise Airport (KBOI), Idaho. After the collision, the flight crew saw visual evidence of the bird remains on the left wing, determined there were no indications of control problems, and decided to continue to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport (KSEA), Washington, where the flight landed with no further incident.
Postflight inspection of the airplane revealed that the the bird impact had partially severed the left wing leading edge composite structure and cracked the front spar web.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: a bird strike during climb out.
Accident investigation:
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Boise Airport, ID et Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA est de 637 km (398 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Boise Airport, ID et Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA est de 637 km (398 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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