Accidents & Incidents Week Ending 10 Nov 03 (8 of 28)

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New York John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport

September 05, 2003

American Airlines Fokker F-100

Laguardia to Midway, diverted to Kennedy because of bird-strike.

This shot shows initial damage just below radar dome where fuselage is buckled.

Bird was deflected into right engine, engine blew and a piece of fan blade pierced the fuselage; luckily nobody was hurt.