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B757 flight attendant reported a bird strike to the flight crew. Wing leading edge damage was discovered and flight crew declared emergency; limiting speed to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 740561 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 740561 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 740406 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
Bird strike. No indications in cockpit of impact. Flight attendant reported impact sound and seeing feathers; etc; on left wing outside of engine pod. Further inspection revealed a hole in the wing leading edge. Declared emergency and limited speed to 250 KTS. Continued to destination and landed uneventfully. Inspection showed hole in wing approximately 12 by 12 inches in leading edge.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FA REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE FLT CREW. WING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AND FLT CREW DECLARED EMER; LIMITING SPEED TO DEST.
Narrative: BIRD STRIKE. NO INDICATIONS IN COCKPIT OF IMPACT. FLT ATTENDANT RPTED IMPACT SOUND AND SEEING FEATHERS; ETC; ON L WING OUTSIDE OF ENG POD. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED A HOLE IN THE WING LEADING EDGE. DECLARED EMER AND LIMITED SPD TO 250 KTS. CONTINUED TO DEST AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. INSPECTION SHOWED HOLE IN WING APPROX 12 BY 12 INCHES IN LEADING EDGE.
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.