# Incident 19970911029609I: Boeing 737300, Salt Lake City, UT, September 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1997, 21:30 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311WA-2008-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-347 (registry code 138447U, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-347) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970911029609I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON 09/11/97, AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 MDT, WHILE LANDING SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, DELTA FLIGHT #1667, A B-737-300, WAS STRUCK BY BIRDS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE 15 INCHES AFT OF THE NOSE. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION SHOWED A SMALL DENT WITHIN LIMITS AND ONE FASTENER WAS REPLACED BY MAINTENANCE. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N311WA (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050610009739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610009739I), Jun 10, 2005: Boeing 737347 (N311WA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) On 06/10/05 at 1522 MDT a delta airlines flight #DAL1836, N311WA, B-737-347, s/n 23597, took multiple bird strikes on departure from Salt Lake City (slc)…
- [Incident 20040224003009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040224003009I), Feb 24, 2004: Boeing 737347 (N311WA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported that while executing a left turn onto runway 34R, a bang was heard. The cockpit crew elected to taxi off the runway and have…
- [Incident 19980104000979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980104000979I), Jan 4, 1998: Boeing 737347 (N311WA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Narrative: bird strike 10 miles west of slc airport on climb. Returned to slc, landed at approximately 2130 MST. No.1 engine damaged, replaced 10 fan blades.…
- [Incident 19960520014729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960520014729I), May 20, 1996: Boeing 737347 (N311WA), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: on 5/20/96, delta flight dal 944 diverted to mci. The aircrew experienced a fire warning light on the #1 engine. Maintenance removed and replaced…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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