# NTSB Incident CHI04IA260
> **McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82** · 2004-09-16 · Chicago, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI04IA260
- **Event ID:** 20040921X01471
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2004-09-16
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.97861, -87.904724
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 112
- **Total aboard:** 112
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** DC-9-82
- **Registration:** N253AA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight collision with a flock of birds during climb out after takeoff, which damaged the left engine fan module and ruptured a fuel line to the fuel-oil cooler causing an engine fire.

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