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B737-800 fight crew reported an uneventful precautionary air return due to encountering a flock of birds on departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1751273 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
Upon departure from ZZZ at approximately 50 ft. We encountered a flock of birds that damaged the nose and multiple other spots on the aircraft. All indications were normal. After discussion with dispatch and mx; we elected to continue. After about five minutes the flight attendants called reporting a smoky odor in the cabin. We chose a gate return as the safest course of action. We landed uneventfully. Upon arrival; the usda bird guy informed us that we hit 11-12 birds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 fight crew reported an uneventful precautionary air return due to encountering a flock of birds on departure.
Narrative: Upon departure from ZZZ at approximately 50 ft. we encountered a flock of birds that damaged the nose and multiple other spots on the aircraft. All indications were normal. After discussion with Dispatch and MX; we elected to continue. After about five minutes the Flight Attendants called reporting a smoky odor in the cabin. We chose a gate return as the safest course of action. We landed uneventfully. Upon arrival; the USDA bird guy informed us that we hit 11-12 birds.
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.