Jet Airways pilot aborts take-off after bird hit

A Chennai-bound Jet Airways flight, with 131 passengers on board, aborted take-off at 7 am following a bird-hit on the right engine at Mumbai airport on Tuesday.
Sources said, “The Boeing 737 had begun its take-off roll and had covered about 300 metres when a kite hit its right engine. The pilot decided to abort take-off and vacate the runway.”
Following the incident, the airport’s main runway was shut for 10 minutes for inspection and removal of bird remains. This delayed both departures and arrivals.
15/09/10 Mumbai Mirror

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