Dispatcher report of bird strike.

Attributes
ACN	196309
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbb
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lbb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	196309
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The superintendent of dispatch advised me that on approach to lbb aircraft hit a flock of birds. The superintendent also advised me maintenance had been called. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter states the captain called his superintendent directly instead of contacting dispatcher. That is part of the reason he reported. Additionally FAA is involved because of engine damage and much skin damage. Birds were geese.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER RPT OF BIRD STRIKE.

Narrative: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DISPATCH ADVISED ME THAT ON APCH TO LBB ACFT HIT A FLOCK OF BIRDS. THE SUPERINTENDENT ALSO ADVISED ME MAINT HAD BEEN CALLED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATES THE CAPT CALLED HIS SUPERINTENDENT DIRECTLY INSTEAD OF CONTACTING DISPATCHER. THAT IS PART OF THE REASON HE RPTED. ADDITIONALLY FAA IS INVOLVED BECAUSE OF ENG DAMAGE AND MUCH SKIN DAMAGE. BIRDS WERE GEESE.

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.