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Air carrier flight crew notes a bird pass under their aircraft as they climb off runway 25R at lax. The flight continues to destination after ATC informs them that a hawk was found on the runway but no anomalies were detected aboard the aircraft. Post flight reveals a dent in the right engine cowling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1212433 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201410 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cowling/Nacelle Fasteners Latches |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 245 Flight Crew Total 14700 Flight Crew Type 850 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 190 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
On takeoff from runway 25R at lax; at approximately 200 to 300 feet; the crew saw a bird pass 'under the nose.' both captain and first officer saw the bird. I did not as I was scanning engine instruments and sitting on center jumpseat. Both pilots said it appeared to be a small bird and it passed to the right of centerline and below the fuselage. The first officer quickly told tower of the possible bird strike and I rescanned all engine instruments noting no abnormalities. We continued the climb out and were notified by la center about 10 min later that indeed we had hit a bird which was found. This started a discussion about where it hit and both captain and first officer thought that because of where they both saw the bird it must have hit the right medium large transport; gear doors; or underbelly of wing root area. Again all systems were normal. Captain sent a message to maintenance control in flight of the bird strike incident. We were all very surprised to see the damage to the right engine cowl upon landing. A logbook entry was made describing the damage and we departed to the hotel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew notes a bird pass under their aircraft as they climb off Runway 25R at LAX. The flight continues to destination after ATC informs them that a hawk was found on the runway but no anomalies were detected aboard the aircraft. Post flight reveals a dent in the right engine cowling.
Narrative: On takeoff from Runway 25R at LAX; at approximately 200 to 300 feet; the crew saw a bird pass 'under the nose.' Both Captain and First Officer saw the bird. I did not as I was scanning engine instruments and sitting on center jumpseat. Both pilots said it appeared to be a small bird and it passed to the right of centerline and below the fuselage. The First Officer quickly told tower of the possible bird strike and I rescanned all engine instruments noting no abnormalities. We continued the climb out and were notified by LA center about 10 min later that indeed we had hit a bird which was found. This started a discussion about where it hit and both Captain and First Officer thought that because of where they both saw the bird it must have hit the Right MLG; gear doors; or underbelly of wing root area. Again all systems were normal. Captain sent a message to Maintenance Control in flight of the bird strike incident. We were all very surprised to see the damage to the right engine cowl upon landing. A logbook entry was made describing the damage and we departed to the hotel.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.