# Incident 19971102036539I: Boeing 757*, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1997, 10:52 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N678DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971102036539I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BIRDS ON CLIMBOUT. DAMAGED LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED.

## Other reports on N678DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20040301005549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040301005549I), Mar 1, 2004: Boeing 757232 (N678DL), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. (-23) After landing at sfo, flight 251 was cleared to taxiway a and to hold at g due to an america west pushback. After the pushback, flt 251 proceeded to…
- [Accident 19930223004609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930223004609A), Feb 23, 1993: Boeing 757232 (N678DL), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. NR2 engine failed on climb to cruise. Diverted. Landed hard nosewheel first. Damaged nose gear mount and keel.

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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