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Passenger on an American Airlines flight recorded when a bird struck an engine last night

Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:22 am
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
175468 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:22 am
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Watch frightening footage when a passenger on board of American Airlines flight AAL1722 (Airbus A321), which departed LaGuardia last night en route to Charlotte. Shortly after takeoff, the plane suffered a bird strike, causing one of its jet engines to burst into flames. The flight was diverted and landed safely at JFK, where maintenance will inspect the aircraft. All 190 passengers and 6 crew members onboard were unharmed. The FAA has launched an investigation into the incident.





Posted by Swoopin
Member since Jun 2011
22041 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:24 am to
Did it live?
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
56723 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:25 am to
Birds aren’t real that was most likely a Chinese drone
Posted by Indefatigable
Member since Jan 2019
33099 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:25 am to
That will certainly get your heart racing a bit
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
175468 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:26 am to
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that was most likely a Chinese drone



Posted by adamau
Member since Oct 2020
4146 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:26 am to
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The FAA has launched an investigation into the incident.


What the hell is there to investigate?

Checking to see if the bird was tied to a terrorist group?
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
65856 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:27 am to
That was a drone!
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
82676 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:28 am to
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Did it live?


smelled like grilled chicken in the cabin after running through that
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
175468 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:28 am to
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What the hell is there to investigate?


Maybe to see what the airport is or isn't doing to deter birds
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
40398 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:30 am to
Absolutely a drone. They’ve gone offensive.
Posted by Quidam65
Q Continuum
Member since Jun 2010
20449 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:33 am to
The last time a flight from LaGuardia to Charlotte had a bird strike, we had the famous Miracle on the Hudson.
Posted by BogeyTX
Member since Apr 2018
868 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:33 am to
Maybe a dumb question but can this sort of thing be preventable or make something that protects the engines from birds?
Posted by jpainter6174
Boss city
Member since Feb 2014
5879 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:34 am to
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The FAA has launched an investigation into the incident.


Tax Dollars hard at work.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
82676 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:35 am to
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can this sort of thing be preventable


every time an airport that has a bird problem tries to do something about they get flak/shut down by the tree huggers

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something that protects the engines from birds?


you should see a film of the things they shoot through those engines when they're proving them, might be on YouTube
This post was edited on 12/13/24 at 11:46 am
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
9957 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:35 am to
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Maybe to see what the airport is or isn't doing to deter birds


LGA? They're relying on their name and reputation to keep away birds.

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Frightening footage


No, not frightening. It's not like the cowling blew off and peppered the cabin with bits of turbine blades.
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The FAA has launched an investigation into the incident


Do we need to do DNA testing to figure out the particular species of bird?
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
35413 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:36 am to


Where was Indy's father at the time?
Posted by TigerSprings
Southeast LA
Member since Jan 2019
2277 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:40 am to
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preventable or make something that protects the engines from birds?


It's possible that nothing works at those speeds.
Posted by StanSmith
Member since May 2018
1023 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:48 am to
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, not frightening. It's not like the cowling blew off and peppered the cabin with bits of turbine blades.
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Your definition of not frightening and my definition is perhaps not the same. If I hear a racket from the engine just after takeoff and the silence when the pilots shut it down I'm not completely freaking out but I'm not exactly cool as a cucumber either.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
82676 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:50 am to
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If I hear a racket from the engine just after takeoff and the silence when the pilots shut it down


there's a good chance you wouldn't even know if an engine has been shut down
Posted by KCSilverTiger
KCMO
Member since Sep 2022
805 posts
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:51 am to
I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often.
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