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Air carrier operation during climb experienced a major bird strike resulting in obscuration of captain's windshield. First officer flew remainder of flight back to airport of origin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1354441 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
While climbing out on the departure at approximately 13;500 feet and at 310 KIAS; we experienced a bird strike on the radome aircraft left. The remains of the bird covered the L1 window making it nearly impossible to see through. I was the pilot flying (PF) and transferred control to the first officer (first officer). We diverted back [to departure airport]. Operations were normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier operation during climb experienced a major bird strike resulting in obscuration of Captain's windshield. First Officer flew remainder of flight back to airport of origin.
Narrative: While climbing out on the departure at approximately 13;500 feet and at 310 KIAS; we experienced a bird strike on the radome aircraft left. The remains of the bird covered the L1 window making it nearly impossible to see through. I was the Pilot Flying (PF) and transferred control to the First Officer (FO). We diverted back [to departure airport]. Operations were normal.
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.