ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76179
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| Date: | 08-AUG-2010 |
| Time: | 10:00 local |
| Type: | Boeing 737-490 |
| Operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N708AS |
| C/n / msn: | 28895/3098 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 139 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT/PASI), AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport - SIT/PASI |
| Seattleu2013Tacoma International Airport - SEA-KSEA |
The plane ingested an eagle into it's port engine. Take off was aborted and the aircraft taxied back to the terminal on its remaining functioning engine.
Sources:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hjCeKkF1uYdUmIegwJcYarc9VbFQD9HFL66G0
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/08/08/alaska.flight.aborted/#fbid=fwOrnpk6IMt&wom=false
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/4/2/6/1445624.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2010 05:12 | wanderer | Added |
| 09-Aug-2010 06:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 10-Aug-2010 14:37 | Longhorn Este | Updated [Narrative] |
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