Birds flying into a plane's right-side engine shortly after takeoff forced a jetliner to make an emergency landing in New York. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.
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By NBCNewYork.com
A Delta Airlines flight from John F. Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles returned 10 minutes after takeoff Thursday because of a bird strike to the engine.?
The pilot of Delta Flight 1063 reported an engine-related problem and landed the Boeing 757 safely at the New York airport from which it had departed at 3 p.m., said a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration.?
Read the original reports on NBCNewYork.com.
Delta spokesman Anthony Black said flight 1063 encountered a bird strike on the right side engine. As a precaution, he said, the captain returned the plane to JFK.
"The flight landed without incident and they are currently inspecting the engine and working to re-accommodate the passengers," Black said
There were no injuries reported.?
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It was not clear how many birds or what kind of birds were involved.?
In January 2009, a US Airways plane piloted by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed in the Hudson River after it struck a flock of geese just after take-off at New York's LaGuardia Airport and lost power in both engines.?
All 155 passengers and crew survived the splash-landing that came to be dubbed "Miracle on the Hudson."?
Such strikes are not uncommon. The FAA maintains a page on its website dedicated to wildlife strikes and said there were 121,000 strikes, mostly birds, between 1990 and 2010, averaging 26 strikes a day in recent years.
A Delta Airlines flight en route to Los Angeles was forced to return to John F. Kennedy Airport shortly after takeoff Thursday because of a bird strike to the engine. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Information from Reuters was included in this report.
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