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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 7374B7 · Syracuse, NY · May 11, 2000

Date: May 11, 2000 · 08:35 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Aircraft: N778AU
Reported as: Boeing 7374B7
People aboard: 150
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.

(-23)On April 11, 2000, a Boeing 737, N778U, operated by us airways inc., experienced a bird strike on the left wing when departing runway 28 at Syracuse international airport. The aircraft returned and landed on runway 28 at 0855E and taxied to the ramp without incident. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and noted that number one engine had fan blades damaged due to a bird strike. The engine was removed and replaced. The aircraft was then returned to service. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated at Syracuse airport, Syracuse, NY on may 11, 2000.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APRIL 11, 2000, A BOEING 737, N778U, OPERATED BY US AIRWAYS INC., EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LEFT WING WHEN DEPARTING RUNWAY 28 AT SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AT 0855E AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED THAT NUMBER ONE ENGINE HAD FAN BLADES DAMAGED DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SYRACUSE AIRPORT, SYRACUSE, NY ON MAY 11, 2000.