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Bird strike prompts China Airlines flight to return to SFO

Updated  January 4, 2020 6:45pm PST
Travel News
KTVU FOX 2

China Airlines flight returns to SFO after bird strike

The Boeing 747 landed back at SFO without incident.

SAN FRANCISCO INTL. AIRPORT - China Airlines flight 5107 returned to San Francisco International Airport without incident following a bird strike on takeoff, according to airport officials.

The plane was observed dumping fuel as it circled over the Pacific Ocean for about an hour before returning to SFO. 

The flight departed at 1:39pm and was headed for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.