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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A319-132 · Washington, DC · February 3, 2026

Date
February 3, 2026 · 17:33 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Washington Dulles International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N889UA
Reported as
Airbus A319-132
Reported engine
IAE V2524-A5
People aboard
113
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 Iad-cle, returned to the field due to bird strike #2 engine, initial report 2 fan blade damaged needing replaced - maintenance performed #2 engine borescope and confirmed low pressure compressor (lpc) blade damage beyond limits. Remove and replace #2 engine.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IAD-CLE, RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO BIRD STRIKE #2 ENGINE, INITIAL REPORT 2 FAN BLADE DAMAGED NEEDING REPLACED - MAINTENANCE PERFORMED #2 ENGINE BORESCOPE AND CONFIRMED LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR (LPC) BLADE DAMAGE BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVE AND REPLACE #2 ENGINE.