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| Date: | Monday 12 November 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-932ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N860DN |
| MSN: | 31971/5968 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP/KMSP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Air Lines flight DL968, a Boeing 737-900ER, suffered a bird strike on departure from Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Nevada, USA. The aircraft took off from runway 08L at 19:52 UTC. The climb was stopped shortly before reaching FL130 and the aircraft returned for a safe landing at 20:17 UTC.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n860dn#1e887d83
Location
Media:
#DL968 Delta. Las Vegas(LAS)-Minneapolis(MSP) returned due to a bird strike on departure. https://t.co/8MKdX6hpcv
— Flight Alerts (@FlightAlerts_) November 12, 2018
(📷@Riskypsy) pic.twitter.com/lSHUj1DOM0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2018 21:30 | harro | Added |
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