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B757 flight crew reports encountering a flock of small birds during landing flare at ord. Numerous impact sites are detected during post flight inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842354 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 267 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 8900 Flight Crew Type 105 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
Normal approach into 27R. It was the evening and we were landing to the west into the sun. At 50 ft I pulled the power back to idle. At 30 ft I began to flare when we saw hundreds of small birds appear right in front of us. I continued to flare; land; and rollout. We could hear several strikes on the airframe. Upon arrival at the gate; maintenance found at least 6 bird strikes and feathers in the number 2 engine. Aircraft was taken out of service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 flight crew reports encountering a flock of small birds during landing flare at ORD. Numerous impact sites are detected during post flight inspection.
Narrative: Normal approach into 27R. It was the evening and we were landing to the west into the sun. At 50 FT I pulled the power back to idle. At 30 FT I began to flare when we saw hundreds of small birds appear right in front of us. I continued to flare; land; and rollout. We could hear several strikes on the airframe. Upon arrival at the gate; Maintenance found at least 6 bird strikes and feathers in the number 2 engine. Aircraft was taken out of service.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.