20200716009759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus Industrie A320-232 · Chicago, IL · July 16, 2020

Date
July 16, 2020 · 17:31 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N414UA
Reported as
Airbus Industrie A320-232
Reported engine
IAE V2500SERIES
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omitted Aircraft N414UA was on approach to Chicago o?hare international airport (ord) on flight #228 when a bird strike occurred below the first officers window. The aircraft landed at the airfield without further incident.

Maintenance inspected the area around first officer window, aircraft nose, #2 engine and right wing. A large dent was located 8 to 10 inches below the first officer window. Small minute evidence of bird remains was found on the leading edges above #2 engine by the slats, inboard and outboard of the engine with no damage identified. All affected areas were cleaned after inspection.

Repair was accomplished per the structural repair manual on the damage found below the first officer window.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT N414UA WAS ON APPROACH TO CHICAGO O?HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORD) ON FLIGHT #228 WHEN A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED BELOW THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDOW. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE AIRFIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AREA AROUND FIRST OFFICER WINDOW, AIRCRAFT NOSE, #2 ENGINE AND RIGHT WING. A LARGE DENT WAS LOCATED 8 TO 10 INCHES BELOW THE FIRST OFFICER WINDOW. SMALL MINUTE EVIDENCE OF BIRD REMAINS WAS FOUND ON THE LEADING EDGES ABOVE #2 ENGINE BY THE SLATS, INBOARD AND OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE WITH NO DAMAGE IDENTIFIED. ALL AFFECTED AREAS WERE CLEANED AFTER INSPECTION.

REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL ON THE DAMAGE FOUND BELOW THE FIRST OFFICER WINDOW.

Other reports on N414UA · 2

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