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Incident Date: Apr 07, 2006
Report Date: June 2006
Incident Type: Injury
Animal: Dog
Brachycephalic: No Definition
Animal Age: 2 months
Flight Number: NW5963
Originating Airport: N/A
Destination Airport: SGF (Springfield-Branson Regional)
Reporting Airport: SGF (Springfield-Branson Regional)
Report:
Carrier:
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. Flight Number:
NW5963 Date & Time of Incident:
4/7/06 Station:
SGF
Description of animal, including name, if available:
1 pound, 8 week old Chihuahua
Type of Incident (check applicable):
___Death ___Escape ___Loss ___Injury X_Other, specify:Pet arrived sick at station____________
Incident Description Narrative
Upon arrival at SGF, the Chihuahua puppy was slow to respond and was wet from vomit or urine. The supervisor was called.
Narrative Description of the Cause of the Incident
Per the vet it was a small, young dog that became sick inflight.
Pinnacle pet handling procedures were followed.
Narrative Description of Any Corrective Action Taken in Response to Incident
The supervisor contacted and met the consignee at the local vet with the dog. The dog was checked by the vet who determined due to the size of the dog it had only become sick in-flight and was fine.
PetFlight Report:
June 2006 Airline Pet Travel Report
Link to original report:
http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/2006/june/Pinnacle-redacted.doc
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