Incident · 2004-08-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-08-27
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-200 (N526UA)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The slat was impacted by birds after takeoff and subsequently the slat delaminated due to flight loads.
Source: NTSB case SEA04IA175Flight 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.