Created Monday, Oct 4th 2021 17:10Z, last updated Monday, Oct 4th 2021 17:10Z
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N917UY performing flight
AA-2531 from Philadelphia,PA to Orlando,FL (USA) with 195 passengers and 6 crew, was in the initial climb out of Philadelphia's runway 27L when the left hand engine (V2533) ingested a bird prompting the crew to stop the climb at 5000 feet and return to Philadelphia for a safe landing on runway 27L about 25 minutes after departure.
A runway inspection found bird debris on the runway.
A replacement A321-200 registration N987AM reached Orlando with a delay of 7.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 63 hours after landing back.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD DAMAGING #1 ENGINE, PHILADELPHIA, PA." and stated the damage was minor.
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