Accident · 2007-03-15

NTSB case CHI07LA093 · Boeing 767-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2007-03-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300 (N662UA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): United Airlines

Probable cause

The contained fan blade tip separation following the ingestion of several birds into the left engine during takeoff and the lack of an adequate response time available to crew to avert the bird strike.

Source: NTSB case CHI07LA093

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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