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Date
August 27, 2000 · 16:45 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
KRDF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
PHBUP
Reported as
Boeing 747300
Reported engine
GE CF650E2
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 take off, number 3 engine sustained bird strike. Aft exhaust cowling and bullet separated from the aircraft. Bullet landed on airport property (sand dunes), exhaust landed on dockweiler state beach. No injuries or damage to persons or property on the ground. Aircraft dumped fuel and landed without incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON TAKE OFF, NUMBER 3 ENGINE SUSTAINED BIRD STRIKE. AFT EXHAUST COWLING AND BULLET SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. BULLET LANDED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY (SAND DUNES), EXHAUST LANDED ON DOCKWEILER STATE BEACH. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT DUMPED FUEL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.