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Incident Date: Jun 17, 2006
Report Date: August 2006
Incident Type: Loss
Animal: Dog
Brachycephalic: No Definition
Animal Age: Not reported
Flight Number: DL1606
Originating Airport: ORF (Norfolk Intl)
Destination Airport: ATL (Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl)
Reporting Airport: ATL (Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta Intl)
Report:
Delta Air Lines
Live Animal Incident Report – REDACTED
Reporting Period: June 1 — June 30, 2006
Carrier
Delta Air Lines
Flight Number
Flight # DL1606 ORF-ATL
Date and Time of Incident
June 17, 2006 @ approximately 2200
Type of Incident
Lost
Description of Animal
Breed: Yorkie
Age: unknown
Description of the Incident
Dog accepted as cargo shipment in ORF on June 17, 2006 @ 1256, planned routing ORF-ATL-DFW, animal never arrived DFW.
Cause of the Incident
Cause unknown, possible theft being investigated.
Corrective Action Taken
Interviewed ramp crews working applicable flights. Tracked aircraft equipment for possible override of animal. Issued all station communication to operations and management for search. Periodic follow up with customer to provide status updates.
PetFlight Report:
August 2006 Airline Pet Travel Report
Link to original report:
http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/2006/august/delta.doc


The dog that started it all.