# Incident 20000726021919I: Boeing 737291, Syracuse, NY, July 26, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2000, 09:00 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N977UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977UA-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737291
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- People aboard: 46
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726021919I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2000 AT 0900 LOCAL TIME, A UNITED AIRLINES B737, FLIGHT 1620, REPORTED TO THE SURACUSE TOWER THAT IT HIT A FLOCK OF BIRDS APPROXIMATELY 100 FT FROM TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 15. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP.  MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND BLADES 23, 24, AND 25 ON THE 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR OF NUMBER 2 ENGINE BENT AT THE TIP; THESE BLADES COULD REMAIN IN SERVICE PER P&W MM 72-00-08.  THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE HAD FOUR SHINGLED 1ST STAGE FAN BLADES AND THE C1 DISK WAS SCHEDULED TO REPLACED WITHIN 20 FLIGHT HOURS PER MM 72-00-08, PG. 205.  A BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO PERFORMED PER UALA  GMM 5-0-6-1 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N977UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19990726026059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726026059I), Jul 26, 1999: Boeing 737291 (N977UA), Minneapolis, MN. APU fire indication at top of descent. Fire warning sounded, crew discharged fire bottle. Emergency landing made in msp without further incident. Maintenance…

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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