Details
See all incidents for Northwest AirlinesAirline: Northwest Airlines
Incident Date: Mar 20, 2007
Report Date: May 2007
Incident Type: Injury
Animal: Cat
Brachycephalic: No Definition
Animal Age: Not reported
Flight Number: 312
Originating Airport: LAX (Los Angeles Intl)
Destination Airport: MSP (Minneapolis-Saint Paul International)
Reporting Airport: MSP (Minneapolis-Saint Paul International)
Report:
Type: Injury
Date/Time of Incident: March 20, 2005, approx. 6:00pm Central Time
Location: MSP
Routing: NW #312 LAX-MSP
NW #626 MSP-IAD
AWB: Not applicable
Shipper / Owner / Guardian:
Consignee: Not applicable
Description of Animal: Cat
Description of Incident: Cat escaped from its kennel while in transit. Animal was easily captured upon arrival into MSP and placed in a loaner kennel. Cat had a scratch on its face.
Cause of the Incident: Cat was accepted in a collapsible kennel contrary to NW policy. The top of the kennel was open on arrival. No secondary kennel door ties were present.
Corrective Action Taken: Staff review: Pet acceptance procedures and acceptable kennel standards were reviewed at LAX staff meetings with front-line agents.
PetFlight Report:
May 2007 Airline Pet Travel Report
Link to original report:
http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/2007/may/Northwest-redacted.doc
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