FX795 - Incident: Fedex B763 at Omaha on Feb 20th 2022
Created Tuesday, Feb 22nd 2022 18:46Z, last updated Tuesday, Feb 22nd 2022 18:46Z
A Fedex Federal Express Boeing 767-300, registration N187FE performing flight FX-795 from Memphis,TN to Omaha,NE (USA) with 2 crew, was on final approach to Omaha's runway 18 when a bird impacted the aircraft. The aircraft went around, positioned for another approach and landed safely on runway 14R about 12 minutes after the go around.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ON FINAL DAMAGING MAIN GEAR AND HYDRAULIC LINE, OMAHA, NE", the damage was "UNKNOWN", the occurrence was rated an incident.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 28 hours before returning to service.
Source: The Aviation Herald