Created Tuesday, Mar 30th 2021 20:41Z, last updated Wednesday, Mar 31st 2021 15:29Z
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N651DL performing flight
DL-8944 from Salt Lake City,UT to Memphis,TN (USA) with the Utah Jazz Basketball Team on board, was climbing out of Salt Lake City's runway 35 when the left hand engine (PW2037) ingested at least one bird. The crew stopped the climb at about 8000 feet and returned to Salt Lake City for a safe landing on runway 34L about 15 minutes after departure.
On Mar 31st 2021 the FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ON DEPARTURE DAMAGING THE COWLING, SALT LAKE CITY, UT." The damage and highest degree of injuries was "UNKNOWN", the occurrence was rated an incident.
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