On 16 Jan, 05:37, John wrote:
On Jan 15, 3:12*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:

Kingfish writes:
Holy smokes! CNN is reporting an airliner went down in the Hudson
after departing LaGuardia. I heard something about birdstrikes, but
can't imagine a double engine failure due to that(?) They sure picked
a cold day to go swimming... Hope everybody is ok...

Bird strikes are a leading cause of engine failure. *Jet engines don't often
fail all on their own.

Well, according tohttp://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=busa...

By the way, the study's authors noted that compressor stalls/surges
account for two-thirds of the engine malfunctions in today's
turbofans. This is a change from earlier generation turbine designs in
which uncontained failures were the principal malfunction. Since stall/
surge is the primary engine malfunction, one would assume that it
would be a regular item during initial, recurrent or simulator
training. And yet, I cannot recall ever reviewing the matter or being
exposed to a compressor stall/surge during a simulator session.

Hmmm. That article does not mention the word "bird"; and yet
they do happen. There was a similar double engin failure
in Italy only a few months ago. Similar but less wet outcome.
I am also aware of a single engine failure of a commercial jet
in the uk in the last few years. Video on internet.

So, that article does not seem to be identifying bird strikes
as a cause even though they happen.