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See all incidents for United AirlinesAirline: United Airlines
Incident Date: Jan 06, 2007
Report Date: March 2007
Incident Type: Loss
Animal: Cat
Brachycephalic: No Definition
Animal Age: Not reported
Flight Number: 167
Originating Airport: IAD (Washington Dulles International)
Destination Airport: SMF (Sacramento International)
Reporting Airport: IAD (Washington Dulles International)
Report:
February 14, 2007
United Flight: 167 IAD/SMF
January 6, 2007: 12:15 PM Animal: Cat
Narrative Description:
Description of incident:
Cat was being shipped as Cargo. Upon attempting to load the kennel on the aircraft in IAD, the kennel door opened and the cat jumped out and ran across a taxiway. Attempts to locate the cat on the airport grounds are ongoing.
Description of cause of the incident:
The kennel was in good condition and it cannot be determined when the kennel door became ajar.
Description of any corrective action taken:
None. United procedures were followed.
PetFlight Report:
March 2007 Airline Pet Travel Report
Link to original report:
http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/2007/March/United-redacted.doc
The dog that started it all.
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