UA671 - Incident: United A320 at Santa Barbara on Mar 22nd 2025
Created Monday, Mar 24th 2025 16:00Z, last updated Monday, Mar 24th 2025 16:00Z
A United Airbus A320-200, registration N457UA performing flight UA-671 from Denver,CO to Santa Barbara,CA (USA) with 150 passengers and 6 crew, landed on Santa Barbara's runway 07. Following landing the crew reported they had received multiple bird strikes and taxied to the gate.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND LANDED RUNWAY 7 AND REPORTED STRIKING MULTIPLE BIRDS AND TAXIED TO GATE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO RIGHT ENGINE AND 15 SMALL BIRDS WERE INGESTED INTO ENGINE."
The aircraft returned to service about 15 hours after landing.
Source: The Aviation Herald