The Dangers Of FOD

Below is the unedited text of the FAA Preliminary Report on an incident Sunday night at Las Vegas McCarren International Airport, in which a departing Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 had to return to the gate following an encounter with foreign object debris.

**   Report created 9/11/2006   Record 23
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IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: ASA697        Make/Model: B737      Description: 737
  Date: 09/10/2006     Time: 2020

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
  City: LAS VEGAS   State: NV   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  ALASKA AIRLINES, ASA697, A BOEING 737 ACFT, DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE, A
  CAN OF SOFT DRINK WAS INGESTED INTO ONE OF THE ENGINES, ACFT TAXIED BACK TO
  THE GATE, NO INJURIES, LAS VEGAS, NV

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Business      Phase: Taxi      Operation: Air Carrier

  Departed: LAS VEGAS, NV               Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination: PORTLAND, OR             Flt Plan:              Wx Briefing: 
  Last Radio Cont: 
  Last Clearance: 

  FAA FSDO: LAS VEGAS, NV  (WP19)                 Entry date: 09/11/2006

FMI: www.faa.gov