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Air Traffic Monitoring => Listener Forum => Topic started by: kyle172 on July 06, 2008, 11:49:06 PM
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Federal officials say a bird is not to blame for a dent in the nose of a Northwest Airlines plane that landed in Tampa.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said Tuesday that the aircraft's fiberglass nose cone and an antenna were shipped to Minneapolis for analysis. An FAA spokeswoman in Chicago said officials haven't determined what caused the dent yet, but there is “definitely no evidence of a bird strike.”
Bergen said the crew aboarrnational Airport spokeswoman initially blamed the dent on a bird, but Bergen said the crew reported the bang while flying at 18,000 feet — an altitude too high for a bird.
d Flight 478 from Detroit reported a loud bang Monday and then the aircraft's radar became inoperative. The aircraft landed safely.
A Tampa International Airport spokeswoman initially blamed the dent on a bird, but Bergen said the crew reported the bang while flying at 18,000 feet — an altitude too high for a bird
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I wonder who won the fight :evil:
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lol i gotta give it to the bird!! he took out a 757 which will have to be pullled out for hours of maintanence and will cost the airline some good $$$!
Bird : 1
Northwest : 0