# Incident 20180504004589I: Airbus 319-131, Chicago, IL, May 4, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2018, 19:19 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N893UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N893UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A319-132 (registry code 3940015, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a319-132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2524-A5 (registry code 34608, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2524-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS 319-131
- 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/20180504004589I

## Narrative

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

UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 1210, AN AIRBUS 319- 131 FLYING FROM PIT TO ORD ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE WHICH RESULTED IN A DENT IN LOWER LEFT HAND FORWARD FUSELAGE AREA.

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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