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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 7372B7 · Kansas City, MO · May 30, 1996

Date
May 30, 1996 · 12:41 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N266AU
Reported as
Boeing 7372B7
People aboard
98
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: during climbout from mci captain observed a bird, of some sort, passing under the aircraft then heard/felt a thump. Flight returned to mci, engine was not shut down. Inspection by contract maintenance, after landing, indicated a bird strike in number 2 engine. Bird struck inlet ring at approximately the 2 o'clock position. Most of the bird appears to have stayed out of the engine. 4 fan blades have damage caused by the bird ingestion. Contract maintenance working with usair maintenance control for repair instructions. This matter is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING CLIMBOUT FROM MCI CAPTAIN OBSERVED A BIRD, OF SOME SORT, PASSING UNDER THE AIRCRAFT THEN HEARD/FELT A THUMP. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MCI, ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. INSPECTION BY CONTRACT MAINTENANCE, AFTER LANDING, INDICATED A BIRD STRIKE IN NUMBER 2 ENGINE. BIRD STRUCK INLET RING AT APPROXIMATELY THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION. MOST OF THE BIRD APPEARS TO HAVE STAYED OUT OF THE ENGINE. 4 FAN BLADES HAVE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BIRD INGESTION. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WORKING WITH USAIR MAINTENANCE CONTROL FOR REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.