# Incident 20180906013219I: Airbus Industrie A320-232, Chicago, IL, September 6, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2018, 21:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N483UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N483UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (registry code 3930326, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-232
- Reported engine: IAE V2500SERIES
- People aboard: 91
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180906013219I

## Narrative

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

SEPTEMBER 06, 2018 UNITED AIRLINES (UAL) FLIGHT 2000 AIRCRAFT N483UA, AN AIRBUS 320, DEPARTED CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORD) AT 2126 CST. CLIMBING THROUGH 6500' MSL STRUCK A BIRD WITH THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE RADOME.

## Other reports on N483UA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180108007039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180108007039I), Jan 8, 2018: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (N483UA), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. 01/08/2018 @ 201:58 EST, aircraft N483UA while moving to a remote area it encountered black ice and slid into ground power cart damaging RH engine. Aircraft…

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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