JetBlue flight returns to Fla. after bird strike

Published November 26, 2012 5:59pm ET



FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Maintenance crews are inspecting a JetBlue flight that was forced to return to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport shortly after takeoff because of a bird strike.

Flight 1751 was bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico, when a bird struck one of the engines Monday morning. An airline statement says the plane landed safely. Crews are looking for damage.

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