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| Date: | Saturday 28 December 2019 |
| Time: | 20:23 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-114 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N324NB |
| MSN: | 1456 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 131 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS) |
| Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Delta Airlines Flight DL1281 hit birds or a drone after takeoff from runway 17L at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Texas, USA. The aircraft declared an emergency and returned to land safely on runway 17R, 16 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/28/us/delta-flight-returns-to-austin/index.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n324nb#235729b8
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2019 17:30 | Air Traffic Café | Added |
| 30-Dec-2019 17:32 | harro | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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