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Date
March 29, 2012 · 20:55 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N547UW
Reported as
Airbus A321-231
Reported engine
IAE V2533-A5
People aboard
189
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
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.
Us air flight(awe) 56 had a birdstrike during climb out from msp at 4,800 feet @2055 local time. The radome was struck and damaged, causing a vibration. The aircraft circled to burn off fuel and returned to msp @2125 local time.
As the FAA filed it
US AIR FLIGHT(AWE) 56 HAD A BIRDSTRIKE DURING CLIMB OUT FROM MSP AT 4,800 FEET @2055 LOCAL TIME. THE RADOME WAS STRUCK AND DAMAGED, CAUSING A VIBRATION. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED TO BURN OFF FUEL AND RETURNED TO MSP @2125 LOCAL TIME.