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| Date: | Friday 5 May 2023 |
| Time: | 17:53 UTC |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-200LR |
| Owner/operator: | United Express, opb SkyWest Airlines |
| Registration: | N479CA |
| MSN: | 7675 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-3B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Laurel-Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport, MS (PIB/KPIB) |
| Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
United flight UA5037, a Bombardier CRJ-200LR, suffered a bird strike while on approach to runway 26L at Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH).
The aircraft suffered damage to the nose cone.
Repairs were made and the aircraft resumed service about 30 hours after the incident.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n479ca#302b2cfd
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2023 06:00 | harro | Added |
| 09-May-2023 06:03 | harro | Updated |
| 09-May-2023 10:16 | kb4teZ | Updated |
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