# Incident 20200716009759I: Airbus Industrie A320-232, Chicago, IL, July 16, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2020, 17:31 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: N414UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414UA-2024-08-19) (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: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200716009759I

## Narrative

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

^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.

- [Incident 20060513009679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060513009679I), May 13, 2006: Airbus A320232 (N414UA), Ontario, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The aft cargo door warning light illuminated during the flight from den to ont. The aircraft landed at ont ok. Contract maintenance discovered the aft…
- [Incident 20010328005499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010328005499I), Mar 28, 2001: Airbus A320232 (N414UA), Los Angeles, CA. (-23) On March 28, 2001, at approx. 1040 am, united airlines flight 100 enroute to mco, returned to lax due to pressurization problems. A/c landed with O2…

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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