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A climbing B777 strikes a WX balloon on the front right windshield in IMC conditions at bette intersection, ny, while under ZBW control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 611949 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : bette |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain Fog |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 611949 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 611831 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor FAA Weather Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : zbw.artcc |
Narrative:
IMC. Hit what appeared to be a WX balloon at 15000 ft 320 KTS. Impacted at first officer's forward window. Visually checked window area and noted no damage. Also checked engine instruments. All seemed normal. Continued flight. Supplemental information from acn 611831: hit what appeared to be a small WX balloon on nose of aircraft. Put in logbook and inspected by maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CLBING B777 STRIKES A WX BALLOON ON THE FRONT R WINDSHIELD IN IMC CONDITIONS AT BETTE INTXN, NY, WHILE UNDER ZBW CTL.
Narrative: IMC. HIT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A WX BALLOON AT 15000 FT 320 KTS. IMPACTED AT FO'S FORWARD WINDOW. VISUALLY CHKED WINDOW AREA AND NOTED NO DAMAGE. ALSO CHKED ENG INSTS. ALL SEEMED NORMAL. CONTINUED FLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 611831: HIT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SMALL WX BALLOON ON NOSE OF ACFT. PUT IN LOGBOOK AND INSPECTED BY MAINT.
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.