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B727 bird strike hit aircraft fuselage below captain's window inside bhm OM on an ILS approach. Condition of bird unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451681 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bhm.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bhm.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 6 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 451681 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
At 1000 ft AGL, bird impacted fuselage below captain's window. Species unknown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 BIRD STRIKE HIT ACFT FUSELAGE BELOW CAPT'S WINDOW INSIDE BHM OM ON AN ILS APCH. CONDITION OF BIRD UNKNOWN.
Narrative: AT 1000 FT AGL, BIRD IMPACTED FUSELAGE BELOW CAPT'S WINDOW. SPECIES UNKNOWN.
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.