City News Service
Friday, June 30, 2023 7:48AM
BURBANK, Calif. (CNS) — A Southwest Airlines jet was damaged today by an apparent bird strike while on approach to Hollywood Burbank Airport, but the plane landed safely and no injuries were reported.
Flight 1422 was en route to Burbank from Las Vegas Thursday afternoon, and Southwest Airlines reported that the plane apparently made contact with a bird while on approach to the airport.
Video from the scene showed a large dent in the nose of the plane.
The aircraft is out of service to undergo a maintenance review, according to Southwest.
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