May 28, 2009

A ConocoPhillips Aviation Alaska (also known as Continental Oil Co) Boeing 737-700, flight PDD-271 from Fairbanks,AK to Deadhorse,AK (USA) with 135 passengers (oilworkers), struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff about 1-2nm from the airport causing the outer pane of one windshield window to crack and one engine cowling to be dented. The airplane returned to Fairbanks and landed safely.

A replacement Boeing 737-200 was ferried in from Anchorage and resumed the flight with a delay of 4 hours.

The airline said, that the aircraft flew into a flock of about 50 ducks and was hit by about 3-4 birds, the damage is minor.