20021231033909I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cndair CL-600-2B19 · Sacramento, CA · December 31, 2002

Date: December 31, 2002 · 07:09 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N934SW
Reported as: Cndair CL6002B19
Reported engine: GE CF343B1

N934SWRegistered now · Bombardier CL-600-2B19S/N 7722 · Built 2002 Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B19 Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) On 12/31/02 skywest flight # 6960 had a left engine failure on takeoff due to a bird strike at the Sacramento international airport. The aircraft returned to Sacramento international airport and landed without incident. Inspectors from the Sacramento flight standards district office inspected the aircraft on the ramp at the Sacramento international airport. The inspection found a total of three bird strikes including the left engine which caused damage to the fan blades. Other bird strikes were noted on the radome and left lower wing which caused minor damage to the radome.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/31/02 SKYWEST FLIGHT # 6960 HAD A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE AT THE SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTORS FROM THE SACRAMENTO FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP AT THE SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE INSPECTION FOUND A TOTAL OF THREE BIRD STRIKES INCLUDING THE LEFT ENGINE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FAN BLADES. OTHER BIRD STRIKES WERE NOTED ON THE RADOME AND LEFT LOWER WING WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RADOME.