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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 2017 |
| Time: | c. 13:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-924ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N39416 |
| MSN: | 37093/2528 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines flight UA1738 returned to land at Chicago O'Hare Airport, Illinois, USA after sustaining a bird strike.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900ER, was climbing after takeoff from runway 22L at Chicago O'Hare Airport when a bird was ingested in the no.2 CFM56-7B26 engine.
The crew arrested the climb at 3850 feet and returned to the airport for a normal landing on runway 28R, 25 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua1738#d95ab2a
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/united-plane-returns-to-runway-after-striking-flock-of-birds
Location
Media:
Miami-bound flight returns to Chicago after bird strike https://t.co/SEFkh6oKKo pic.twitter.com/meN1QSx0v7
— FOX 32 News (@fox32news) June 1, 2017
What to do when your plane engine blows and bursts fire? Thank the pilot for landing and have a beer @UnitedAirlines @fly2ohare #birdattack pic.twitter.com/Poi4XmPZ3a
— Tim (@tim_ea_arnold) 1 juin 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2017 18:54 | harro | Added |
| 01-Jun-2017 20:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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