SAN FRANCISCO: United Airlines confirmed on Tuesday that the corporate’s flight sure for Denver from San Francisco suffered a bird strike shortly after takeoff on Saturday.
“Aircraft struck a bird on departure, damaging the pilot’s facet window,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated in a report, in line with Xinhua.
The plane concerned within the incident, a Boeing 737-9 MAX, had ascended to roughly 5,000 ft after departing on Saturday morning. It safely landed about 25 minutes post-departure.
San Francisco International Airport data a mean of 18 strikes for each 100,000 plane operations, in line with a report by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Due to United Airlines’ current incidents, such because the lack of a wheel throughout takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, “the FAA is rising oversight of United Airlines to make sure that it’s complying with security rules; figuring out hazards and mitigating threat; and successfully managing security”, the company stated in a press release.
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