# Incident 20010417008269I: Boeing 7373H4, Salt Lake City, UT, April 17, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2001, 09:50 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- 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: N388SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388SW-2019-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3H4 (registry code 138447K, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373H4
- People aboard: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010417008269I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT STRUCK LARGE BIRD SOMEWHERE BETWEEN TAKEOFF IN LAS VEGAS (LAS) AND LANDING IN SALT LAKE CITY (SLC). DAMAGE WAS A LARGE DENT (APPROX 6") TO THE UPPER INBOARD LIP OF THE #1 ENGINE.  BIRD PIECES WERE INGESTED INTO THE INTAKE AND PASSED THROUGH THE FAN SECTION.

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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