<P> Two days earlier the plane had experienced a less severe compressor stall, but the affected engine was restarted . A faulty temperature sensor was replaced, and inspection verified the engine had not been damaged in that incident . </P> <P> On January 21, the NTSB found evidence of soft - body damage in the right engine along with organic debris including a feather . The left engine also evidenced soft body impact, with: "dents on both the spinner and inlet lip of the engine cowling . Five booster inlet guide vanes are fractured and eight outlet guide vanes are missing ." Both engines, missing large portions of their housings, were sent to the manufacturer for examination . On January 31, the plane was moved to Kearny, New Jersey . The bird remains were later identified by DNA testing to be Canada geese, which typically weigh more than engines are designed to withstand ingesting . </P> <P> Because the plane was assembled in France the European Aviation Safety Agency (the European counterpart of the FAA) and the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (the French counterpart of the NTSB) joined the investigation, with technical assistance from Airbus Industrie and GE Aviation / Snecma, respectively the manufacturers of the airframe and the engines . </P> <P> The NTSB used flight simulators to test the possibility that the flight could have returned safely to LaGuardia or diverted to Teterboro; only seven of the thirteen simulated returns to La Guardia succeeded, and only one of the two to Teterboro . Furthermore, the NTSB report called these simulations unrealistic: "The immediate turn made by the pilots during the simulations did not reflect or account for real - world considerations ." A further simulation, conducted with the pilot delayed by 35 seconds, crashed . In testimony before the NTSB, Sullenberger maintained that there had been no time to bring the plane to any airport, and that attempting to do so would likely have killed those onboard and more on the ground . </P>

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