Bird strike leaves large dent on jetliner's nose
Image 1 of 2In this photo provided by the Port of Seattle and taken April 27, 2016, a Dallas-bound American Airlines airplane is shown parked at a gate after it returned to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport shortly after takeoff following a bird strike that left a large dent on the airplane's nose. (Port of Seattle via AP) (The Associated Press)
Image 2 of 2In this photo provided by the Port of Seattle and taken April 27, 2016, a Dallas-bound American Airlines airplane is shown parked at a gate after it returned to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport shortly after takeoff following a bird strike that left a large dent on the airplane's nose. (Port of Seattle via AP) (The Associated Press)
SEATTLE – Officials say a Dallas-bound American Airlines flight returned to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport shortly after takeoff after a bird strike left a large dent on the jetliner's nose.
Sea-Tac Airport officials said that the flight with 150 passengers landed safely back in Seattle Wednesday afternoon. A photo of the damaged aircraft showed the large indentation nearly centered on the plane's nose.
American airlines apologized to passengers and said it was evaluating the aircraft.
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Information from: KIRO-TV, htthttp://www.kirotv.com/index.html