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) Mesaba flight 3177 struck several birds on takeoff from fnt. Birds ingested in right engine, right side of aircraft, left wing and prop and nose of aircraft. Continued to dtw, landed without incident and taxied to gate. Aircraft moved to hangar. Investigation showed right pitot tube damage, evidence of bird ingestion right engine, borescope inspection in work.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MESABA FLIGHT 3177 STRUCK SEVERAL BIRDS ON TAKEOFF FROM FNT. BIRDS INGESTED IN RIGHT ENGINE, RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT, LEFT WING AND PROP AND NOSE OF AIRCRAFT. CONTINUED TO DTW, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO GATE. AIRCRAFT MOVED TO HANGAR. INVESTIGATION SHOWED RIGHT PITOT TUBE DAMAGE, EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION RIGHT ENGINE, BORESCOPE INSPECTION IN WORK.
Other reports on N442XJ · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.