<div id="subtitle">Bird did not cause dent in plane that landed safely in Tampa after loud bang, FAA says</div><div><p>Federal officials say a bird did not cause a large dent in the nose of a Northwest Airlines plane that landed in Tampa.</p><p>Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says Tuesday that the aircraft's fiberglass nose cone and an antenna have been shipped to Minneapolis for analysis.</p><p>Officials there haven't determined what caused the dent in the Boeing 757, but there is no evidence of a bird strike.</p><p>Bergen says the crew aboard Flight 478 from Detroit reported a loud bang Monday and then the aircraft's radar became inoperative. The plane landed safely.</p><p>A Tampa International Airport spokeswoman initially blamed the dent on a bird. But Bergen says the crew reported the bang while flying at 18,000 feet — an altitude too high for a bird.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=36425339&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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