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Two flights affected by bird strikes

5:52 PM, Jul 15, 2012   |    comments
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Some tedious moments for a couple of airline pilots in Nashville, Sunday.

A southwest flight coming in to land, struck numerous birds. That's according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Both engines were affected but the plane landed safely.

Another bird strike happened a short time later on an American Airlines flight leaving for Forth Worth. It was able to continue flying.

Bird strikes are a frequent and potentially dangerous problem for planes.

They were blamed for the water landing of an airliner in New York's Hudson River back in 2009.