<< >> NASA ASRS Report 303104, April 1995

Air carrier's bird strike not written up in logbook. PIC failed to realize that a postflt inspection and signoff was required.

Attributes
ACN	303104
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sav
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sav tower : sts
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : parked landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	303104
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On approach to sav airport at approximately 700 ft AGL, the cockpit crew thinks they hit a bird. On the ground at sav some blood spots and feathers were noticed on the underside right wing flap area. With no damage to aircraft, captain notified dispatcher, hwo completed bird strike report, and flight departed sav. En route, captain noticed in safety magazine it required his report to have page number of logbook entry. The captain being new in left seat immediately called dispatch upon arrival clt and captain dispatch technician foreman discussed problem to find out logbook entry should have been made in sav and contract maintenance called to inspect aircraft for damage. Dispatcher, thinking captain had checked aircraft and no damage noticed did not realize contract maintenance had to be called. Logbook entry was made and aircraft inspected in clt. Both the captain and dispatch though that there being no damage to aircraft it would be ok to operate safely to clt where we have regular air carrier mechanics.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR'S BIRD STRIKE NOT WRITTEN UP IN LOGBOOK. PIC FAILED TO REALIZE THAT A POSTFLT INSPECTION AND SIGNOFF WAS REQUIRED.

Narrative: ON APCH TO SAV ARPT AT APPROX 700 FT AGL, THE COCKPIT CREW THINKS THEY HIT A BIRD. ON THE GND AT SAV SOME BLOOD SPOTS AND FEATHERS WERE NOTICED ON THE UNDERSIDE R WING FLAP AREA. WITH NO DAMAGE TO ACFT, CAPT NOTIFIED DISPATCHER, HWO COMPLETED BIRD STRIKE RPT, AND FLT DEPARTED SAV. ENRTE, CAPT NOTICED IN SAFETY MAGAZINE IT REQUIRED HIS RPT TO HAVE PAGE NUMBER OF LOGBOOK ENTRY. THE CAPT BEING NEW IN L SEAT IMMEDIATELY CALLED DISPATCH UPON ARR CLT AND CAPT DISPATCH TECHNICIAN FOREMAN DISCUSSED PROB TO FIND OUT LOGBOOK ENTRY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE IN SAV AND CONTRACT MAINT CALLED TO INSPECT ACFT FOR DAMAGE. DISPATCHER, THINKING CAPT HAD CHKED ACFT AND NO DAMAGE NOTICED DID NOT REALIZE CONTRACT MAINT HAD TO BE CALLED. LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE AND ACFT INSPECTED IN CLT. BOTH THE CAPT AND DISPATCH THOUGH THAT THERE BEING NO DAMAGE TO ACFT IT WOULD BE OK TO OPERATE SAFELY TO CLT WHERE WE HAVE REGULAR ACR MECHS.

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.