Incident · 1993-09-25

NTSB case ANC93IA188 · BOEING 747-200 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1993-09-25
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 747-200 (N629US)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC

Probable cause

FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO THE COMPRESSOR FORWARD FAN ASSEMBLY AS A RESULT OF THE INGESTION OF A BIRD.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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