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A B737-400 on landing flare about 6-10 ft AGL experienced 2 birds striking the nose and incurring blade damage to the #1 engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : psp |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 6 agl bound upper : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12800 flight time type : 4600 |
| ASRS Report | 422415 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Hit at least 2 birds, one on nose, the other down the #1 engine (bent 3 blades forward). WX radar was on. Plane was down for 18 hours. 4 fan blades replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 ON LNDG FLARE ABOUT 6-10 FT AGL EXPERIENCED 2 BIRDS STRIKING THE NOSE AND INCURRING BLADE DAMAGE TO THE #1 ENG.
Narrative: HIT AT LEAST 2 BIRDS, ONE ON NOSE, THE OTHER DOWN THE #1 ENG (BENT 3 BLADES FORWARD). WX RADAR WAS ON. PLANE WAS DOWN FOR 18 HRS. 4 FAN BLADES REPLACED.
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.