By Alicia CruzTheblackurbantimes.com
At 5:45 p.m. John F. Kennedy International Airport had a similar emergency landing to the one in Missouri this evening, except this flight never left the runway. A Delta Airlines flight getting ready to take off from JFK enroute to Instanbul, struck several birds, forcing the pilot to hit the brakes in order to stop the flight. The abrupt stop flattened two tires, but the plane, passengers nor the crew suffered any injuries.
Aviation officials aren't sure where the birds struck the plane, but the impact caused the pilot to abort his takeoff. The heat and force of the immediate stop made so-called blow-out plugs in the plane's tires to activate, causing the wheels to decompress in order to avoid a blowout, aviation officials explained. There were 202 passengers and 11 crew members on-board the Delta flight 72.
Aviation officials aren't sure where the birds struck the plane, but the impact caused the pilot to abort his takeoff. The heat and force of the immediate stop made so-called blow-out plugs in the plane's tires to activate, causing the wheels to decompress in order to avoid a blowout, aviation officials explained. There were 202 passengers and 11 crew members on-board the Delta flight 72.
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