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| Date: | Friday 20 August 2021 |
| Time: | 20:17 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-231 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N727TW |
| MSN: | 30340/901 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Air Lines flight DL454, a Boeing 757-231, struck a bird on landing at Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS), damaging a cowling.
The aircraft was repaired and resumed service about 43 hours after the occurrence.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n727tw#28da11dd
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 May 2019 | N727TW | Delta Air Lines | 0 | near New York-JFK, NY | |
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| Bird strike | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2021 17:10 | harro | Added |
| 23-Aug-2021 17:11 | harro | Updated |
| 23-Aug-2021 17:12 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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