A319 strikes large bird on arrival to bdl causing substantial damage to the radome.

Attributes
ACN	700863
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl.airport
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : y90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 19800 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	700863
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	700858
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Bird strike; radome; lower left quadrant of radome. Large bird; significant damage to radome. Aircraft continued approach and landing without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 STRIKES LARGE BIRD ON ARR TO BDL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RADOME.

Narrative: BIRD STRIKE; RADOME; LOWER L QUADRANT OF RADOME. LARGE BIRD; SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO RADOME. ACFT CONTINUED APCH AND LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.