# Incident 20121117024409I: Boeing 757-222, Portland, OR, November 17, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2012, 21:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N536UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N536UA-2016-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757-222
- Reported engine: P & W PW2040
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121117024409I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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