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St Louis Bird Strike

What: An American Airlines MD-80 jet enroute from Saint Louis to Los Angeles
Where: Lambert Airport
When: 2:00pm Wednesday July 29
Who: 140 passengers 5 crew
Why: After takeoff, the plane’s right engine ingested a bird. (Apparently it passed right through). The bird strike disabled the engine; and the pilot landed immediately, after declaring an emergency.

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