NASHVILLE, TN (WKRN/CNN) – Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville had a scare early Wednesday, the day after an engine exploded on another Southwest plane and left a passenger dead.
Flight 577 took off from Nashville International Airport just after 5 a.m. It was forced to turn around minutes later after the plane struck a bird.
The aircraft will be taken out of service for inspection.
Seventy passengers were aboard. Southwest said they’re working to get passengers to their destination.
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