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Delta flight 1063 Emergency landing after bird-strike at KJFK

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Just in! CNN anchor Ali Velchi was on this flight and is reporting on take-off birds flew into right engine and the aircraft returned to JFK for an emergency landing. Velchi reporting mood on board was very calm. (flightaware.com) More...

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TXCAVU
757:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Eo3CkgFck&feature=endscreen&NR=1
clearfortakeoff83
Zach Katona 2
Ok so what I don't understand is why don't the airlines start equipping the turbines with blades so as to have a greater chance of avoiding this? I remember a long time ago when I watched a special on the 777 and they were testing its bird strike tolerance by throwing dead birds at the spinning engines which had blades on the turbines and it worked great. This aircraft did have the spirals already but why not improve the safety a bit?
RobSJC
Glad all are safe, and everything went well !!
airbusp
keith peers 2
the pilots did a good job.
carbone2994
Alex Smith 2
I was at Kennedy Airport and actually saw the flames shooting out of the back of the engine. Interesting sight, scary for the ones on board. People in the terminal were wondering what was happening because the plane disappeared behind terminal 1. Luckily the pilots did a good job.
Sedme
picture of DL1063 right after its landing at JFK: http://goo.gl/Q1CJv
indhy
indhy 2
Actually thats the picture of the 767 from Wednesday. They had an emergency landing because the rear right tire blew out during take off from Paris.
preacher1
preacher1 1
I wasn't disputing the fact that a 757 was on the flight and FA sowed it to be. I just knew that pic wasn't a 757.lol. Tks for clearing that up.
indhy
indhy 1
You're welcome :)
carbone2994
Alex Smith 1
This isn't it. A.) This is a 767 equipped with winglets. and B.) It wasn't cloudy the day it happened.
RoscoeDurrell
Roscoe Durrell 2
Great work by the Captain and crew
mgandrew
Mark Andrew 2
757s must be a robust frame to be able to land "heavy" with out dumping any fuel!
preacher1
preacher1 1
Most can land heavy Mark if needed, but it definitely takes some extra finesse on the front end, especially unexpected. Probably beefed up, but plenty of fuel on board is SOP for AF One
pgauding
That's a great point (about AF One), I had never considered that before.
preacher1
preacher1 1
And Mark: just posted above is a picture made right after it landed. I don't believe that is a 757; looks more like a 67 or 77, can't tell for sure.
Yazoo
Yazoo 1
Ship number 6806 is a 757-200. It does look funny in the photo.
preacher1
preacher1 1
Just curious. Where can you see the number in that photo. That thing just looks way to fat to be a 757.lol
Sedme
About the picture I posted above: I just arrived at Delta lounge when a colleague pointed this out.
I could not find any record for another incident at JFK on Wed. 18th involving a Delta flight do I assumed that this aircraft was flight 1603.
I do have other pictures but none one them is good enough to identify the aircraft registration # for sure... What I could read on the picture is N180DN but this does not seem to match : N180DN is supposed to be a 767-200. Let me know if you want me to post the tail section in original resolution :)

Anyway, great job from Captain, First Officer and ATC in charge !
preacher1
preacher1 1
don't know about the incident plane itself but the picture is that of a 767
AirTran712
Tyler Hastings 1
If you look at the flap design it is a 757, a 767 has a single element flap and a 757 is a double element flap. Both are a 757.
Yazoo
Yazoo 1
Also the photo has a tail skid. 75's don't have tail skids.
JetMech24
JetMech24 1
757-300's have tail skids, but small ones compard to the 767's.
preacher1
preacher1 1
We were all looking at 2 different pictures. The one with the story was a 767 and it was from an EMER. the day before. The one in the link was clearly a 757. That flight is a 757 most every day.
JetMech24
JetMech24 1
No argument there, was just informing Yazoo that 757-300's have tail skids. :)
Yazoo
Yazoo 1
Yep, Thanks JetMech24, I forgot about those..... Although I new it was a -200.
Yazoo
Yazoo 1
Not from the picture. The FlightAware info said it was a 757. I was told it was ship 6806 and have a list of the ship numbers. Either the info given to me was wrong or that is the wrong aircraft. The photo is a 767. It has a tail skid. 757's don't have tail skids.
preacher1
preacher1 1
"Actually thats the picture of the 767 from Wednesday. They had an emergency landing because the rear right tire blew out during take off from Paris."

Indhira posted the wrong photo. The photo is a 767 from the day before. The bird strike was a 757 but it is not pictured
indhy
indhy 1
Ah people. Its a 757. Everyday its a 757. :-|
Yazoo
Yazoo 1
Not the right aircraft. Here is the article from ABC news with audio. You can tell that it was a 757.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/delta-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-bird-strike/
preacher1
preacher1 1
You can defintely tell that is a 757. Wrong photo was posted earlier of a 767 from the day before
howej011
Joseph Howes 1
767 not 757
JohnT6390
John Tiplady 1
Video of the strike.
http://youtu.be/UUgDyqqRJc0
preacher1
preacher1 1
Just out of curiosity,somebody did not turn off their electronic device.lol. Good Video though.
AirTran712
Tyler Hastings 1
nothing will happen!
shattashaun
calm pilots. great job
skunkonwheels2
James Parks 1
The area around JFK is a bird sanctuary, they are asking for trouble do away with the sanctuary, or allow hunting to reduce the goose population.
preacher1
preacher1 1
That's one of them things that the Airport was probably there first, but it will be interesting to see who wins out.lol.
7Angel
Angel Bonomo 1
IT IS A BOEING 767, I`M SURE.
eagle763
John Hale 1
Sorry no if ands or buts but this is 100% a 767 with winglets. nose gear is to short for a 757 and this one is to fat.
jcisuclones
jcisuclones 2
Definitly not a 767.. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL1063/history/20120419/1900Z/KJFK/KJFK
howej011
Joseph Howes 0
well done captain and crew

but why do bird like high winds, can they not tell difference between jet engine wind and normal High wind
BoeingFan59
Troy Raiteri -1
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Delta Boeing 757 as DL1063 hits birds at JFK lands on runway 22R

Just in today a Boeing 757 as Delta #1063 hit a group of birds after departure and landed at JFK's 22R

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rTVxktP8xE
AirTran712
Tyler Hastings 1
Lol, hey troy!
estradar2010
Robert Estrada 0
(Duplicate Squawk Submitted)

(Video) On board Delta 1063 showing the bird striking the engine

A passenger on board Delta 1063 films the birds when they strike the engine

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/footage-inside-delta-flight-1063-video-032848942.html
SkyBaby2
Kira Andreola -1
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Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike

Delta flight 1063 makes an emergency landing at KJFK after suffering a bird strike.

http://news.yahoo.com/delta-flight-makes-emergency-landing-bird-strike-213522886--abc-news-topstories.html
chotiwala
Austin Deppe 0
This probably occurred due to the fact that Ali Velshi was on that flight.

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