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Saint Louis-Bound Southwest Airlines Plane Suffers Bird Strike

Southwest Airlines flight WN-1981 suffered a bird strike on the way to Saint Louis, Missouri, on October 5th.

The incident happened shortly after the plane took off from Dallas Love Field, Texas.

The plane continued for a safe landing.

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    In George’s Point of View

    I’ve said it before and likely will say it again. Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance.

    Commercial planes are up and down all day long. It’s constant.

    Problems with these planes are just a matter of time. There must be absolute iron-clad maintenance and inspection that is equally as aggressive as the operator that wants their entire fleet in the air all the time.

    You know the old adage:
    For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
    For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
    For want of a horse the rider was lost.
    For want of a rider the message was lost.
    For want of a message the battle was lost.
    For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
    And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

    Think of how easily this applies to a plane.

    For want of a maintenance check a washer was lost
    For want of a washer the oil was lost.
    For want of the oil, an engine was lost.
    For want of an engine, the pilot was lost.
    For want of the pilot, the plane was lost.
    For want of the plane, the passengers were lost.
    And all for want of a maintenance check.

    So…I wasn’t really expecting to say it again so soon:

    Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance.

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