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B737-800 crew reported a bird strike on departure from dca which resulted in a loud squeal and a diversion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1468377 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DCA.Airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 7150 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
We had a bird strike at rotation taking off runway 19 at dca. The bird hit the radome and the captain's windshield. On climb out there was a loud squeal and we suspected a window seal leak. We [advised ATC of the situation] and with captain's authority; landed overweight. We followed the appropriate QRH procedures. The landing was normal; touchdown was less than 50 feet per minute and we weighed 147;000 pounds. A bird strike form has been submitted. The aircraft maintenance log (aml) was filled out appropriately and addressed by maintenance; no damage was found.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 crew reported a bird strike on departure from DCA which resulted in a loud squeal and a diversion.
Narrative: We had a bird strike at rotation taking off Runway 19 at DCA. The bird hit the radome and the Captain's windshield. On climb out there was a loud squeal and we suspected a window seal leak. We [advised ATC of the situation] and with Captain's authority; landed overweight. We followed the appropriate QRH procedures. The landing was normal; touchdown was less than 50 feet per minute and we weighed 147;000 pounds. A bird strike form has been submitted. The Aircraft Maintenance Log (AML) was filled out appropriately and addressed by maintenance; no damage was found.
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.