ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319273
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| Date: | Saturday 21 December 2019 |
| Time: | 20:19 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7BD (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N7739A |
| MSN: | 35110/2147 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 45252 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 141 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kansas City International Airport, MO (MCI) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) |
| Kansas City International Airport, MO (MCI/KMCI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Southwest Airlines flight 5246, a Boeing 737-700, struck a bird while descending to Kansas City International Airport, Missouri. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
According to the flight crew, the airplane was on the downwind leg for arrival on runway 19R at KMCI. As the airplane was descending through 10,000 feet-msl altitude, the flight crew noticed a white object go through the landing lights and heard a loud bang from the from fuselage below their feet. The flight crew checked engine parameters for any anomalies and the airplane for any damage, and none was found. The flight landed uneventfully, and post flight inspection of the airplane revealed evidence of a bird strike and dents in the lower right fuselage skin. Further inspection revealed two internal frames were bent and fractured.
Probable Cause: "A bird strike during descent"
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