Air carrier medium large transport bird strike during night approach to lbb.

Attributes
ACN	195940
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbb
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lbb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 7287 flight time type : 4700
ASRS Report	195940
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While on final to landing in lubbock, tx, the aircraft encountered several large birds. It was at night and the birds could not be seen and not avoided. Damage resulted to aircraft. The aircraft was configured and landing in lubbock was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG BIRD STRIKE DURING NIGHT APCH TO LBB.

Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL TO LNDG IN LUBBOCK, TX, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL LARGE BIRDS. IT WAS AT NIGHT AND THE BIRDS COULD NOT BE SEEN AND NOT AVOIDED. DAMAGE RESULTED TO ACFT. THE ACFT WAS CONFIGURED AND LNDG IN LUBBOCK WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.