# Incident 20101104051609I: Airbus Indu A320-212, Memphis, TN, November 4, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2010, 18:45 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N339NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N339NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-212 (registry code 3930322, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDU A320-212
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101104051609I

## Narrative

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

A/C STRUCK LARGE BIRD OF UNKNOWN TYPE AT APPROXIMATELY 600' AGL DURING CLIMB.BIRD IMPACTED THE RIGHT ENGINE DOING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FAN BLADES.

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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