A nearly 2-foot dent was left on a plane Wednesday afternoon after a bird strike at Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle, Washington.
American Airlines Flight 2310 was on its way to the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, but it turned around after it was hit by two or more birds, authorities said.
The plane landed safely at Sea-Tac with 150 passengers on board.
A Sea-Tac Airport spokesman told KIRO 7 News that the bird hit the nose of the plane.
KIRO 7 Chopper images captured a visible dent on the nose cone.
The airline released the following statement:
"American Airlines 2310, from Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), returned to Sea-Tac due to a bird strike, which struck the nose of the aircraft. The Airbus A321, with 150 passengers and six crew, landed safely and taxied to the gate.
"Our maintenance team is currently evaluating the aircraft. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience, and are working to get them to Texas as soon as possible."
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