Airline: Delta
Incident Date: Jun 08, 2014
Report Date: August 2014
Incident Type: Death
Animal: Guinea Pig
Brachycephalic: No Definition
Animal Age: Not reported
Flight Number: 2152
Originating Airport: CLT (Charlotte/Douglas Intl)
Destination Airport: PDX (Portland Intl)
Reporting Airport: ATL (Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl)
Report:
Delta Cargo
Live Animal Incident Report (Redacted)
Cargo Incident Report
Type: Death
Date of Incident: June 8, 2014
Location: Atlanta, GA
Charlotte, NC (CLT) - Atlanta, GA (ATL) -
Portland, OR (PDX)
Routing : Flight - 2152
AWB: 006-02618280
Black and White Male Guinea Pig, named "Oriole
Description of Animal:
On June 8, Delta Cargo accepted Oriole, a male
guinea pig for transport from Charlotte, North
Carolina to Portland, Oregon. All documents
were reviewed and processed.
DL2152 departed Charlotte approximately 36
minutes behind its scheduled time of 1402. On
acceptance of the guinea pig, agents at CLT
stated the animal appeared well. The
temperature at the time of departure from CLT
ranged between 73°F and 75°F with overcast
skies.
Flight 2152 arrived in ATL at 1526 and the
temperature was approximately 82°F with
mostly cloudy skies. On arrival, the ramp
Description of Incident: handling crew unloaded the animal and placed him inside an air conditioned transport van at approximately 1540. Oriole was then delivered to our animal holding room until it was time for his next assigned flight. At approximately 1658, the van driver retrieved Oriole from the animal holding room and after making multiple stops to drop off other animals inside the van, they delivered Oriole to gate B36. He was scheduled to travel on DL887 which had a departure time of 1755. The van driver reported no signs of distress.
As the ramp agents were preparing to load
Oriole on the DL887 they noticed he was not
moving. They immediately contacted asupervisor who arrived at B36 to confirm that
the animal appeared deceased. We contacted our local veterinary hospital, Briarcliff Animal Clinic for assistance. The owner was also contacted and we awaited his instructions and authorization to perform a necropsy. Doctors at the University of Georgia, Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory suggest the Cause of Incident animal died of pneumonia. The report states “inflammation noted in the lung tissue played a contributory role in the death.” Corrective Action Taken: None Warranted
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