ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188563
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| Date: | Monday 4 July 2016 |
| Time: | 1:07 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N27958 |
| MSN: | 36406/342 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 308 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 26nm northeast of Sydney -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) |
| Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX), CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A United Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, registration N27958 operating flight UA840 from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles USA, was climbing out following a departure from Sydney's runway 34L when the crew reported they had flown through a flock of birds at about 1000 feet AGL and probably had a couple of them hit an engine (GEnx).
The crew subsequently requested to stop climb at 5000 feet to check all their systems prior to continue across the Pacific Ocean. The crew subsequently advised that they had been in consultation with dispatch and decided to return to Sydney as a precaution advising aircraft was in normal operation. The aircraft dumped fuel and returned to Sydney for a safe landing on Sydney's runway 34L about one hour after departure.
The aircraft was ferried to San Francisco on July 7.
Sources:
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/united-airlines-plane-returns-to-sydney-after-bird-strike-during-takeoff-20160704-gpxyy6.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua840#a399003
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 November 2015 | N27958 | United Airlines | 0 | Beaumont, Texas |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
| 3 July 2020 | N27958 | United Airlines | 0 | near Tokyo/Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) |  |
min |
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2016 13:08 | AF5541 | Added |
| 08-Jul-2016 13:22 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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