On approach; an aircraft had multiple bird strikes impacting the aircraft's left side and damaging the radome. An emergency was declared.

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Attributes
ACN	764587
Time
Date	200712
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	764587
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	764588
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Encountered several birds during descent and initial approach without warning impacted the radome and left portion of aircraft damaging the radome. Declared emergency; assisted the captain to landing without further incident. The captain did an excellent job in executing the emergency with outstanding support from approach/tower/arff personnel. Supplemental information from acn 764588: encountered bird strike at 3000 ft on a 180 degree heading on approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON APCH; AN ACFT HAD MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES IMPACTING THE ACFT'S L SIDE AND DAMAGING THE RADOME. AN EMER WAS DECLARED.

Narrative: ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL BIRDS DURING DSCNT AND INITIAL APCH WITHOUT WARNING IMPACTED THE RADOME AND L PORTION OF ACFT DAMAGING THE RADOME. DECLARED EMER; ASSISTED THE CAPT TO LNDG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CAPT DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN EXECUTING THE EMER WITH OUTSTANDING SUPPORT FROM APCH/TWR/ARFF PERSONNEL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 764588: ENCOUNTERED BIRD STRIKE AT 3000 FT ON A 180 DEG HDG ON APCH.

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.