US EditionBird strike disables a jetliner engine and forces an emergency landing at JFK airport
- A bird strike disabled a jetliner engine shortly after takeoff, forcing an emergency landing at JFK Airport.
- The emergency landing did not harm any passengers during the incident.
- Authorities reported the incident to the National Transportation Safety Board.
- Jet operations were briefly affected due to the emergency landing.
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American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after hitting a bird in midair
American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after a bird crashed against en engine. On Friday, December 13th, American Airlines Flight 1722 had taken off from LaGuardia Airport, and was bound for Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina when it was diverted to JFK Airport just after 10 p.m. local time due to a “reported bird strike,” the airline confirmed to CBS News in a statement. According to the report, the American Air…
Bird Strike Disables Jetliner Engine and Forces Emergency Landing at JFK Airport
NEW YORK—A bird strike took out one of an American Airlines jet’s two engines after takeoff from New York’s LaGuardia Airport and forced the the plane to turn around and land at John F. Kennedy International Airport, authorities said Friday. “Mayday mayday mayday American 1722 engine failure,” the pilot of the Charlotte, North Carolina-bound aircraft radioed to the control tower during Thursday’s emergency, according to a recording of air traffi…
Passengers on board a plane in New York experienced something unpleasant this week when a bird flew into one of the plane's engines.
Bird strike disables a jetliner engine and forces an emergency landing at NYC's JFK airport
The pilot of the North Carolina-bound American Airlines aircraft radioed to the control tower during Thursday's emergency and was able to land safely at JFK around 11 minutes later after initially taking off from neighboring LaGuardia Airport in Queens. Airline officials said none of the 190 passengers and six crew members were injured.
Bird strike disables American Airlines engine, forces emergency landing at JFK
NEW YORK — A bird strike took out one of an American Airlines jet’s two engines after takeoff from New York’s LaGuardia Airport and forced the the plane to turn around and land at John F. Kennedy International Airport, authorities said Friday.
Packed plane forced to make emergency landing after bird strike
A bird strike on a plane shortly after it took off in New York City forced it to make an emergency landing, officials said Friday.It brought back memories of the Miracle on the Hudson, in which a plane made an emergency landing on the New York river after a hit by birds left it incapacitated.The American Airlines plane had taken off from LaGuardia airport on it’s way to Charlotte, NC. A bird flew into its engine minutes after take off, officials…
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