Bird strike Incident Boeing 757-222 N526UA, Monday 26 September 2011
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Date:Monday 26 September 2011
Time:16:37
Type:Silhouette image of generic B752 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 757-222
Owner/operator:United Airlines
Registration: N526UA
MSN: 24994/339
Year of manufacture:1991
Engine model:P & W PW2037M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 185
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Incident
Location:Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD)
Destination airport:Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
On September 26, 2011, 1637 mountain daylight time, a Boeing B-757-222, registration number N526UA, operated by United Airlines (UAL) as flight 909, and powered by two Pratt

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ENG11IA051
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

31 May 2011 N526UA United Airlines 0 Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) min
Ramp, ground handling

Location

Images:


Bird remains on the no. 1 engine inboard inlet cowl (photo: NTSB)


Fan rotor and inlet cowl inner barrel ingestion damage (photo: NTSB)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Oct-2013 17:35 harro Added
05-Oct-2013 17:36 Anon. Updated [Photo, ]
21-Dec-2016 19:28 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]
27-Nov-2017 18:11 ASN Update Bot Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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