# Incident 20120329003779I: Airbus A321-231, Minneapolis, MN, March 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2012, 20:55 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 44.8820° N, 93.2218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN (MSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8820&lon=-93.2218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N547UW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-231
- Reported engine: IAE V2533-A5
- People aboard: 189
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120329003779I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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