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| Date: | Wednesday 7 January 2015 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-222PCF |
| Owner/operator: | Air Transport International - ATI |
| Registration: | N531UA |
| MSN: | 25042/361 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Portland International Airport, OR (PDX/KPDX) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Portland International Airport, OR (PDX/KPDX) |
| Seattle-Boeing Field International Airport, WA (KBFI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air Transport International flight ATN1817 took off from runway 10L at Portland International Airport, OR (PDX) about 18:28 hours local time. During initial climb the aircraft was struck by at least five northern pintail ducks. One of the engines lost power, forcing the crew to declare an emergency. The airplane was instructed to turn left and a circuit was flown at 1500 feet. The aircraft landed safely on runway 10R at about 18:39 hours.
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ATN1817/history/20150108/0217Z/KPDX/KBFI
http://katu.com/news/local/Plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-PDX-after-bird-strikes-287877801.html
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2015 13:08 | harro | Added |
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