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Thu, Feb 19, 2004

Uh... DUCK!

It amazes me, even after many years of seeing such incidents, the damage that can be done by our fine feathered friends. Thankfully, this time, the only casualties were to a few of our avian brethren....

** Report created 2/18/2004 Record 5 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: UPS971 Make/Model: B757 Description: B-757
 Date: 02/18/2004 Time: 2109
 Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
 City: PORTLAND State: OR Country: US

DESCRIPTION
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE UPS971, B757 ACFT, ON DEPARTURE ROLL HIT SEVERAL  DUCKS DAMAGING LEFT ENGINE, ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT,  PORTLAND, OR

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: Y
 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: Y
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: UNK
OTHER DATA
 Activity: Business Phase: Take-off Operation: Air Carrier
 Departed: UNK Dep Date: Dep. Time:
 Destination: UNK Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: U
 Last Radio Cont: UNK  Last Clearance: UNK
 FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, OR (NM09) Entry date: 02/18/2004

FMI: www.ntsb.gov

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