Incident · 2004-09-16

NTSB case CHI04IA260 · McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2004-09-16
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (N253AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

An in-flight collision with a flock of birds during climb out after takeoff, which damaged the left engine fan module and ruptured a fuel line to the fuel-oil cooler causing an engine fire.

Source: NTSB case CHI04IA260

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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