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| Date: | Tuesday 5 December 2017 |
| Time: | 22:06 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-241ER (BDSF) |
| Owner/operator: | AeroUnion - Aerotransporte de Carga Union |
| Registration: | XA-LRC |
| MSN: | 23802/172 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL/M | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
AeroUnion flight 6R301 suffered a bird strike on takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport, California. The no.2 engine emitted flames during climbout.
The aircraft, a Boeing 767-241ER cargo plane circled the airport and landed safely at 22:15 UTC, ten minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/xa-lrc#fbe91f5
Location
Media:
AeroUnión 767 XA-LRC returned to LAX shortly after takeoff yesterday afternoon due to a bird strike to the right engine on takeoff.
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 6, 2017
📼 https://t.co/N1Y8KTIbjk
📷 https://t.co/O1eJ079owZ by Eddie Heisterkamp pic.twitter.com/CvrADd5Aci
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2017 11:07 | harro | Added |
| 06-Dec-2017 14:39 | harro | Updated [Date, Embed code, ] |
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