Guest Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 https://canadianaviationnews.wordpress.com/feed/ Flight bound for Denver aborts takeoff at YVR due to bird strike News provided by Vancouver Sun – link to full story The rare but dangerous event caused the pilots to make an emergency stop on the runway. By Harrison Mooney, November 8, 2019 A United Airlines flight out of Vancouver aborted takeoff Friday afternoon due to a bird strike. PAUL FRIESEN / TWITTER A United Airlines flight out of Vancouver aborted takeoff Friday afternoon after a bird was sucked into an engine. The rare but dangerous event caused the pilots to make an emergency stop on the runway. The flight, set to take off from YVR for Denver at 12:30 p.m., instead returned to the terminal where 121 passengers and five crew members deplaned. The departure has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tom Podolec Aviation@TomPodolec · 17h BIRD STRIKE/REJECTED TAKEOFF United #UA1184 to Denver struck a ‘very large bird’ on their departure roll in Vancouver. Aborted takeoff. All 4 tires on main gears reported blown with smoke & small fire. ARFF attended & extinguished fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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