# Incident 20011120032909I: Airbus A319112, Kansas City, MO, November 20, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2001, 07:50 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711UW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711UW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-112 (registry code 3930323, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319112
- People aboard: 61
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011120032909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/20/01, USAIR, FLIGHT 2415 AN AIRBUSE A-319, EXPERIENCED A BIRDSTRIKE ON ROTATION (LARGE HAWK). SUBSEQUENT NUMBER 2 ENGINE VIBRATION WAS REPORTED. RETURNED TO FIELD. DID NOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE AS IT CONTINUED TO PRODUCE POWER. TOTAL AIR TIME ABOUT 10 MINUTES. USAIR DISPATCHED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO KANSAS CITY. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BIRDSTRIKE INSPECTION PER 72-00-00-200-006. FOUND EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO BLADES AT POSITIONS 11,12,13. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN BLADES PER 72-21-00-300-028. INCIDENT CE2001IAC0073 CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE FILING OF THIS REPORT.

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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