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Flight crew struck a flock of small birds as they rotated for takeoff. There was no damage to the aircraft and the flight crew continued to destination. The aircraft was inspected and remained in service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 320016 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 320016 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 320753 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
A large flock of small birds (snow bons) flew into our flight path at vr speed 139 KTS. 3 birds hit the windshield. No engine vibration was noted or registered on vib gauges, power was normal at all times. Continued the flight to phl. Notified bos tower of birds and bird strike. The flight to phl was normal. On ground in phl counted about 50 bird strikes no damage noted by maintenance. The aircraft continued to sfo.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC STRUCK A FLOCK OF SMALL BIRDS AS THEY ROTATED FOR TKOF. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND THE FLC CONTINUED TO DEST. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND REMAINED IN SVC.
Narrative: A LARGE FLOCK OF SMALL BIRDS (SNOW BONS) FLEW INTO OUR FLT PATH AT VR SPD 139 KTS. 3 BIRDS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. NO ENG VIBRATION WAS NOTED OR REGISTERED ON VIB GAUGES, PWR WAS NORMAL AT ALL TIMES. CONTINUED THE FLT TO PHL. NOTIFIED BOS TWR OF BIRDS AND BIRD STRIKE. THE FLT TO PHL WAS NORMAL. ON GND IN PHL COUNTED ABOUT 50 BIRD STRIKES NO DAMAGE NOTED BY MAINT. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO SFO.
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.