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| Date: | Sunday 2 August 2020 |
| Time: | 07:46 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-932ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N920DU |
| MSN: | 63533/7422 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
| Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Air Lines flight DL8797, a Boeing 737-900ER, returned to land at Anchorage Airport, Alaska, USA, after suffering a bird strike on departure. The flight crew reported a brief 'airspeed unreliable' warning and elected to return.
A safe landing was made back at Anchorage Airport, about 27 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8797/history/20200802/1600Z/PANC/PANC
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2020 13:40 | harro | Added |
| 06-Aug-2020 13:40 | harro | Updated [Location, ] |
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