Aircraft hits birds shortly after takeoff at airport, Juneau AK
Other Non-Crime EventAn aircraft departing Juneau International Airport struck a flock of about five seagulls or geese shortly after takeoff. The crew coordinated with dispatch and reported bird activity near the departure end of runway 8.
Audio|Source: Juneau International Airport (PAJN), Anchorage Center
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Transcript:
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so on the departure out of Juneau shortly after takeoff we hit a flock of birds and we're just working with our dispatch, make a decision on what we want to do.
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We're not going to declare yet but we just wanted a password back to Juneau about the bird condition off the departure end of runway 8.
00:21
Alaska 73 record and just let me know whatever you need.
00:26
Okay, Alaska 73.
00:28
I'll be with you shortly.
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She looks forward.
00:36
And Alaska 278 did you tell Juneau Tower about it or we can tell them to.
00:42
No, we were just kind of asking if you could contact them for us.
00:45
We were just kind of running checklist and find a plane.
00:49
Last two 73, Roger,
00:52
and about where did you hit the flower bird?
00:57
That was about a hundred feet over the runway departure.
01:07
73. Do you have any more specifics on the bird?
01:12
The came from the left to right heading south and the captain sought, but I did not.
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So if you need more data, I can pass that along once the captain's done chatting with dispatch.
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Last to 73, Roger.
01:28
And just for information,
01:30
do you have any guess on the size of the bird and how many?
01:35
Oh, it was either Seagulls or geese and there's, I don't know, five or five or six at least.
01:45
Okay, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Juneau International Airport (JNU), 1873 Shell Simmons Dr, Juneau, AK 99801
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