20121117024409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-222 · Portland, OR · November 17, 2012

Date: November 17, 2012 · 21:30 local
Place: Portland, OR
Airport: Portland International
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N536UA
Reported as: Boeing 757-222
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N536UARegistration cancelled Feb 9, 2016 · Boeing 757-222S/N 25156 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBoeing 757-222 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW2040Turbo-fan

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What happened

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Cala flight 627, B757 ewr-pdx on final approach 10L struck a flock of geese at airport perimeter fence area. Aircraft landed and pilot reported nose gear steering problems and required tow to gate. Nose gear area sustained damage to by-pass steering valve brackets and cable/pulley steering system. Damage also found at right outboard trailing edge flap with two area's of significant damage.

As the FAA filed it

CALA FLIGHT 627, B757 EWR-PDX ON FINAL APPROACH 10L STRUCK A FLOCK OF GEESE AT AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AREA. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND PILOT REPORTED NOSE GEAR STEERING PROBLEMS AND REQUIRED TOW TO GATE. NOSE GEAR AREA SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BY-PASS STEERING VALVE BRACKETS AND CABLE/PULLEY STEERING SYSTEM. DAMAGE ALSO FOUND AT RIGHT OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP WITH TWO AREA'S OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.