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A B757 crew, departing dfw, encountered a small flock of birds during initial climb, flight continued to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 532981 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11400 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 532981 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
On the morning of dec/xxa/01, after takeoff and during initial climb, flight XXX dfw-ZZZ, encountered small number of birds. Birds may have been starlings or about that size foul. Bird impacted captain's side direct view window just below windshield wiper. The bird hit on sheet metal portion of nose. Continued flight uneventfully to las.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CREW, DEPARTING DFW, ENCOUNTERED A SMALL FLOCK OF BIRDS DURING INITIAL CLB, FLT CONTINUED TO DEST.
Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF DEC/XXA/01, AFTER TKOF AND DURING INITIAL CLB, FLT XXX DFW-ZZZ, ENCOUNTERED SMALL NUMBER OF BIRDS. BIRDS MAY HAVE BEEN STARLINGS OR ABOUT THAT SIZE FOUL. BIRD IMPACTED CAPT'S SIDE DIRECT VIEW WINDOW JUST BELOW WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE BIRD HIT ON SHEET METAL PORTION OF NOSE. CONTINUED FLT UNEVENTFULLY TO LAS.
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.