I know that the NTSB and FAA are simply doing their jobs in their typical thorough manner that I appreciate. Something about having to send off the organic material for DNA analysis is very amusing. What are the alternates to bird strike? A hitchhiking mouse family? A woodchuck-chucker? Pigs in Space?
The National Transportation Safety Board said an examination of the Airbus A320’s right engine revealed evidence of “soft body damage” and that “organic material” was found in the engine and on the wings and fuselage. Samples of the material have gone to the Agriculture Department for a complete DNA analysis, the board said.
via Jetliner probe finds possible bird remains – The Boston Globe.
