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| Date: | Sunday 14 May 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-422 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N175UA |
| MSN: | 24382/806 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A United Airlines Boeing 747-400 experienced a bird strike (one large White-bellied sea-eagle) damaging the number one engine. The crew rejected takeoff and stopped on the runway.
Sources:
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5728662
https://www.proquest.com/docview/204682713?sourcetype=Trade%20Journals
FAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 1997 | N175UA | United Airlines | 0 | Grand Forks, ND |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
| 1 April 2003 | N175UA | United Airlines | 0 | Chicago, IL | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2024 06:18 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 19-Aug-2024 06:20 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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