# Incident 20180426004159I: Airbus A319-131, Denver, CO, April 26, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2018, 09:26 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N853UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A319-131 (registry code 3940001, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a319-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319-131
- Reported engine: IAE V2500SERIES
- 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/20180426004159I

## Narrative

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

ON 4/26/2018, UAL FLIGHT #1716 (N853UA , A UNITED AIRLINES, AN AIRBUS A319-131) LANDING AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DEN) ON RUNWAY 35R WAS IMPACTED BY A BIRD (FALCON) ON THE RIGHT FLAP LEADING EDGE CAUSING A 5 INCH BY 9 INCH PUNTURE IN THE FLAP LEADING EDGE.

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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