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| Date: | Thursday 4 September 2003 |
| Time: | 05:24 LT |
| Type: |  Fokker 100 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N1450A |
| MSN: | 11459 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25174 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce TAY650-1-5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
| Chicago-Midway Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After takeoff the airplane encountered a large flock of Canadian geese. The crew reported hearing a series of loud noises, followed by the failure of the right engine. The airplane subsequently made an emergency landing at a nearby airport. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed damage to the nose, fuselage, and right engine consistent with multiple bird strikes. The right engine fan blades were deformed, and had received leading edge impact damage. One fan blade had separated at the root. Additionally, a hole was found in the right engine inlet duct, which coincided with a penetration in the fuselage above the aft-most window on the right side of the airplane. The blade that penetrated the fuselage was not recovered.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with birds.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03FA190
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| 13-Oct-2022 06:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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