# Incident 20251023016099I: Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11, Boston, MA, October 23, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2025, 11:59 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Boston Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 42.3620° N, 71.0079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3620&lon=-71.0079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3162J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3162J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Canada LP BD-500-1A11 (registry code 1400015, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-canada-lp-bd-500-1a11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW1524G SERIE (registry code 51770, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw1524g-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS CANADA LP BD-500-1A11
- Reported engine: P & W PW1524G SERIE
- 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/20251023016099I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 23, 2025 (1159), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY FROM BOSTON LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BOS) TO PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHL). DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 22R (BOS), THE CREW OBSERVED A SEAGULL FLY DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE CREW COULD NOT DETERMINE WITH CERTAINTY THAT THE BIRD DID IN FACT CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT.  BOTH ENGINE AND SYSTEM INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL DURING THE CLIMB, CRUISE, AND LANDING PHASES OF FLIGHT. UPON LANDING A VISUAL INSPECTION INDICATED THAT A BIRD HAD CONTACTED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND DAMAGED THE #18 FAN BLADE.

## Other reports on N3162J (1)

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

- [Incident 20250524008859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250524008859I), May 24, 2025: Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11 (N3162J), Jamaica, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft refueling was complete and the final approximately 20 customers were boarding. Tech ops Came to the flight deck and notified the crew that the fuel…

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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