Boeing 767-300 N662UA
16 March 2007 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 2007 at about 02:35 local time, a Boeing 767-300 registered N662UA, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 203 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago O'hare Intl (ORD)
- Coordinates
- 41.9739, -87.9028
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767-300
- Registration
- N662UA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Sao Paulo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CHI07LA093
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane impacted a flock of canvas back ducks after takeoff while climbing through 800 feet above ground level. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The captain reported that the landing lights illuminated the ducks and in less than a second the airplane struck the ducks. The left engine fan blade was struck by 3-5 ducks at the midspan shroud liberating the fan blade tip, which was contained. The impact resulted in movement of the variable stator vanes and 2.5 bleed valves. The engine then made an uncommanded shutdown. The hydraulic pressure supply manifold broke due to high vibratory fatigue after the impact, which also resulted in minimizing the amount of fuel released into the engine nacelle. The airplane returned for landing at the departure airport without further incident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 767 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2007 | Boeing 767-300 | London, United Kingdom | - | Unknown | - |
| 20 Aug 2007 | Boeing 767-323 | Frankfurt, Germany | J. P. Morgan Trust Company NA Trustee | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2007 | Boeing 767-300 | Nice, France | Delta Air Lines Inc | Unknown | - |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Boeing 767-200 | Budapest, Hungary | - | Unknown | - |
| 17 Jun 2006 | Boeing 767-300 | Dulles, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Boeing 767 | San Francisco, California, United States | ABX Air | No injuries | - |
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