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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747SP-21 · New York, NY · April 14, 1993

Date: April 14, 1993 · 09:32 local
Place: New York, NY
Airport: John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N144UA
Reported as: Boeing 747SP21
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9*
People aboard: 115
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,209 total833 in this make and model186 in the last 90 days

N144UARegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2012 · Boeing 747SP-21S/N 21026 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBoeing 747SP-21 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT9D 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 NR4 engine on climb out. Returned. Damaged nose cone inlet.

As the FAA filed it

BIRD STRIKE ON NR4 ENGINE ON CLIMB OUT. RETURNED. DAMAGED NOSE CONE INLET.