$600 million in damage every year. that s why at denver international airport kendra cross is one of four full time employees using explea sieve charges to scare birds away from busy run ways. these are what s called a banger. it produces a large, loud burst or bang to kind of get their wings flapping faster and get out of the airfield faster and out of harm s way. reporter: officials believe the plane was hit by a large species bird, not sure what type. they collected tissue samples they will send to the smithsonian in washington, d.c. where experts should be able to make a positive i ve dentification on the feathered culprit. clayton sandel, outside denver international airports. overnight we learned a united jet returned to the u.s. after a flight attendant noticed an unattended camera. the flight from newark new geneva was about two hours out when the discovery was made. it s not clear exactly why the camera appeared suspicious. terrorists are always looking for w
to handle. the aircraft has redundant systems to take care of the problems. reporter: bird strikes cost the airlines $600 million in damage every year. that s why at denver international airport kendra cross is one of four full time employees using explea sieve charges to scare birds away from busy run ways. these are what s called a banger. it produces a large, loud burst or bang to kind of get their wings flapping faster and get out of the airfield faster and out of harm s way. reporter: officials believe the plane was hit by a large species bird, not sure what type. they collected tissue samples they will send to the smithsonian in washington, d.c. where experts should be able to make a positive i ve dentification on the feathered culprit. clayton sandel, outside denver international airports. overnight we learned a united jet returned to the u.s. after a flight attendant noticed an unattended camera. the flight from newark new geneva was about two hours out when