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Death Dog
Flight US893 From: FRA (Frankfurt International Airport ) To: DCA (Ronald Reagan Washington National) Incident at: DCA (Ronald Reagan Washington National)
Incident Date: May 19, 2005 Report Date: July 2005

Report Details

  1. Carrier and Flight Number:

US Airways Flight # US893 FRA-PHL

  1. Date and Time of Incident:

May 19, 2005, between 12:55pm (local, Frankfurt, Germany) and 10:30pm (local, Washington, DC)

  1. Description of the Animal:

Dog – Sheltie breed, named “Kelly”

  1. Identification of the Owner(s) and/or Guardian(s) of the Animal:
  • Name and Address Redacted -
  1. Narrative Description of the Incident:

Ms. [redacted] checked two (2) dogs on the FRA-PHL-DCA flight. Upon arrival into DCA, the customer reported one of the two dogs did not look well. Ms. [redacted] reports the veterinarian ultimately advised her to put the animal to sleep after the autopsy showed the dog ingested a toxic substance. The customer’s sister, [name redacted], reports the veterinarian indicated the poisoning most likely occurred during flight, and Ms. [redacted] described the poisoning substance as “antifreeze.” Ms. [redacted] reports that the dog was “sticky” when she took it out of the kennel.

  1. Narrative Description of the Cause of the Incident:

The cause of the incident cannot be ascertained despite a thorough follow up investigation, including the following:

a. [Name redacted], Supervisor – System Baggage Services, asked if the kennel had any sort of substance on it when they picked it up from US Airways. Ms. [redacted] indicated she did not know, that the owner had left the kennel outside overnight in the rain, and it was completely clean now.

b. Staff in Philadelphia and Washington was interviewed. None of the staff people interviewed could recall any abnormalities with the dogs or the condition of the kennels.

c. Maintenance Control was then contacted. Neither aircraft involved in the transportation of the dogs has had any abnormality related to spills, fluids or other substances in the cargo bins.

  1. Narrative Description of any Corrective Action Taken in Response to the Incident:

Since no evidence of malfunctioning aircraft systems or personnel mishandling were found, no corrective action is being taken.

  1. Name, Title, Address and Telephone Number of Individual Filing the Report:
  • Name and Address Redacted -

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