A midair collision between a jet airliner and a fish delayed an Alaska Airlines flight for about an hour Monday while the plane was inspected for damage.

A mechanic was dispatched to the plane's next stop, in Yakutat, 200 miles to the northwest, were the plane was inspected, a spokesman for the airlines said.

''They found a greasy spot with some scales, but no damage,'' said Paul Bowers, manager of the Juneau airport.

The airport spokesman said the fish had been dropped by a bald eagle, which apparently escaped injury.