鸟击说法受到进一步的质疑。
据NTSB介绍，在出事的两天前，该架飞机的发动机的空气压缩机曾停止工作。调查组正在调查此事。
另外，据报道，有乘客说，在听到loud bangs之后不久，似乎一切又恢复了正常，继续向原定目的地飞行。————这有待飞行数据记录仪和雷达数据的证实。
Records show plane suffered previous malfunction
By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Writer Joan Lowy, Associated Press Writer – 49 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The US Airways jet that made a dramatic emergency landing on New York's Hudson River last week experienced an engine compressor failure two days earlier, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said Monday that the board's examination of the Airbus 320's maintenance records show "there was an entry in the aircraft's maintenance log that indicates a compressor stall occurred on Jan. 13." The compressor, or fan, draws air into the engine.
He said the flight had a different pilot that day, and the board planned to interview that pilot to learn more about the incident.
NTSB investigators so far have not uncovered "any anomalies or malfunctions with Flight 1549 from the time it left the gate at LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 15 to the point the pilot reported a bird strike and loss of engine power," Knudson said. Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger was able to glide to plane to an emergency river landing and there were no fatalities.
CNN reported Monday that passengers on the Flight 1549 that left LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 13 reported hearing loud bangs followed by an announcement from the pilot that the aircraft was either returning to LaGuardia or going to try to land. There were differing accounts of the pilot's statements.
However, passengers said that a short time later the situation appeared to return to normal and the flight continued on to Charlotte, N.C., CNN reported. It's not unusual for a flight to continue on to its destination after a compressor stall if the engine returns to normal functioning.
CNN quoted two passengers as saying the bangs came from the right side of the plane.
The probe into the crash-landing will take a year, said Robert Benzon, a senior NTSB investigator, while the incident itself "is going to be studied for decades." He said lessons learned from the successful landing on the Hudson River could improve air safety.
"In one like this, I think there's potential for a lot of good to come out of it, long-term good," he said.
US Airways has sent $5,000 checks to each of the 150 passengers to compensate them for lost luggage and other belongings.
The airliner was at a New Jersey salvage yard Monday.
"I was surprised at how intact the plane was," said James Marchioni, a manager at Weeks Marine in Jersey City, N.J. "There were some bottom panels that were damaged. Other than that, it looked pretty good."
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据NTSB介绍，在出事的两天前，该架飞机的发动机的空气压缩机曾停止工作。调查组正在调查此事。
另外，据报道，有乘客说，在听到loud bangs之后不久，似乎一切又恢复了正常，继续向原定目的地飞行。————这有待飞行数据记录仪和雷达数据的证实。
Records show plane suffered previous malfunction
By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press Writer Joan Lowy, Associated Press Writer – 49 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The US Airways jet that made a dramatic emergency landing on New York's Hudson River last week experienced an engine compressor failure two days earlier, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said Monday that the board's examination of the Airbus 320's maintenance records show "there was an entry in the aircraft's maintenance log that indicates a compressor stall occurred on Jan. 13." The compressor, or fan, draws air into the engine.
He said the flight had a different pilot that day, and the board planned to interview that pilot to learn more about the incident.
NTSB investigators so far have not uncovered "any anomalies or malfunctions with Flight 1549 from the time it left the gate at LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 15 to the point the pilot reported a bird strike and loss of engine power," Knudson said. Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger was able to glide to plane to an emergency river landing and there were no fatalities.
CNN reported Monday that passengers on the Flight 1549 that left LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 13 reported hearing loud bangs followed by an announcement from the pilot that the aircraft was either returning to LaGuardia or going to try to land. There were differing accounts of the pilot's statements.
However, passengers said that a short time later the situation appeared to return to normal and the flight continued on to Charlotte, N.C., CNN reported. It's not unusual for a flight to continue on to its destination after a compressor stall if the engine returns to normal functioning.
CNN quoted two passengers as saying the bangs came from the right side of the plane.
The probe into the crash-landing will take a year, said Robert Benzon, a senior NTSB investigator, while the incident itself "is going to be studied for decades." He said lessons learned from the successful landing on the Hudson River could improve air safety.
"In one like this, I think there's potential for a lot of good to come out of it, long-term good," he said.
US Airways has sent $5,000 checks to each of the 150 passengers to compensate them for lost luggage and other belongings.
The airliner was at a New Jersey salvage yard Monday.
"I was surprised at how intact the plane was," said James Marchioni, a manager at Weeks Marine in Jersey City, N.J. "There were some bottom panels that were damaged. Other than that, it looked pretty good."
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