# Incident 20020217004489I: Boeing 737322, Newark, NJ, February 17, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2002, 09:42 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N319UA-2005-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020217004489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 691A BOEING B-737-300, LANDED EWR AT 09:42 EST DUE TO BIRD STRIKE. THE DAMAGE WAS TO ONE FAN BLADE. THE BIRD STRIKE BENT THE TIP ON THE NO. ONE ENGINE. THE BLADE SET WAS TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE BOROSCOPED, NO DAMAGE. NO PASSENGERS INJURED.

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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