American A319 at Des Moines on Dec 7th 2021, bird strike damages left engine and right wing

Last Update: December 8, 2021 / 15:43:48 GMT/Zulu time

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An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N808AW performing flight AA-2854 from Des Moines,IA to Charlotte,NC (USA), was in the initial climb out of Des Moines' runway 23 when the aircraft collided with a flock of birds prompting the crew to...

An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N808AW performing flight AA-2854 from Des Moines,IA to Charlotte,NC (USA), was in the initial climb out of Des Moines' runway 23 when the aircraft collided with a flock of birds prompting the crew to

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Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N808AW
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A319-132
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
A319
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 7, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
FL-342

Departure
Not revealed

Destination
Not revealed

Aircraft Registration
N343434

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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