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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-223 · Chicago, IL · July 23, 1991

Date: July 23, 1991 · 08:30 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N629AA
Reported as: Boeing 757223
People aboard: 149
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,724 in this make and model

N629AARegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Boeing 757-223S/N 24587 · Built 1990 Airframe modelBoeing 757-223 Engine modelRolls-Royce RB-211 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Bird strike on left engine during climbout. Returned. Landed safely, birds were canadian geese.

As the FAA filed it

BIRD STRIKE ON LEFT ENGINE DURING CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY, BIRDS WERE CANADIAN GEESE.