Date:	Sunday 8 August 2010
Time:	10:00 LT
Type:	Boeing 737-490
Owner/operator:	Alaska Airlines
Registration:	N708AS
MSN:	28895/3098
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 139
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Location:	Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT/PASI), AK -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport - SIT/PASI
Destination airport:	Seattleu2013Tacoma International Airport - SEA-KSEA
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
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.

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hjCeKkF1uYdUmIegwJcYarc9VbFQD9HFL66G0]
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/08/08/alaska.flight.aborted/#fbid=fwOrnpk6IMt&wom=false

http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/4/2/6/1445624.jpg (photo)

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13 April 2016	N708AS	Alaska Airlines	0	Portland International Airport, OR (PDX/KPDX)		non
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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]