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Flight crew of an MD83 struck a bird during turn to final to a foreign airport at 1000 ft AGL. The left wing leading edge slat section was severely damaged and had to be replaced.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431315 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mmmz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 431315 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
A large black bird impacted the left wing leading edge. Slat segment was later replaced. The bird was not seen by either pilot until it was almost abeam the cockpit. We were turning on to final (approximately 25 degree bank) and were looking at the runway, not straight ahead. More should be done to keep birds away from airport areas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD83 STRUCK A BIRD DURING TURN TO FINAL TO A FOREIGN ARPT AT 1000 FT AGL. THE L WING LEADING EDGE SLAT SECTION WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Narrative: A LARGE BLACK BIRD IMPACTED THE L WING LEADING EDGE. SLAT SEGMENT WAS LATER REPLACED. THE BIRD WAS NOT SEEN BY EITHER PLT UNTIL IT WAS ALMOST ABEAM THE COCKPIT. WE WERE TURNING ON TO FINAL (APPROX 25 DEG BANK) AND WERE LOOKING AT THE RWY, NOT STRAIGHT AHEAD. MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO KEEP BIRDS AWAY FROM ARPT AREAS.
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.