# Incident 20181029021109I: Airbus Industrie A320-232, Denver, CO, October 29, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2018, 18:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N456UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456UA) (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: 155
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181029021109I

## Narrative

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

UNITED AIRLINES (UAL) AIRCRAFT N456UA, AN AIRBUS A320-232, FLIGHT 1946, EN-ROUTE FROM SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SEA) TO DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DEN) REPORTED HITTING A BIRD ON 2.5 MILE FINAL TO DEN ON RUNWAY 34R. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXI'ID TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

UPON INSPECTION, AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING #3 LEADING EDGE SLAT.

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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