<< >> NASA ASRS Report 925889, December 2010

An ATR72 first officer reported that during taxi a sparrow flew out from behind the cockpit instrument panel. The bird was caught and released.

Attributes
ACN	925889
Time
Date	201012
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird

Narrative:

A bird flew into the cockpit from behind the instrument panel. During taxi to de-ice pad from gate; a sparrow flew out from behind the instrument panel; from underneath the glare shield and began flying rapidly about in the cockpit. This event happened during the initial taxi. The bird began wildly flying about the cockpit distracting both the captain and I. When I noticed the bird I immediately called 'stop; bird in the cockpit'; and the aircraft was stopped on the ramp. Ramp tower was alerted of the situation. While the aircraft was stopped and bird was caught and released out the document door; the flight then continued as planned. Possible door left open between turns or overnight. [I] suggest ensuring all doors to the cockpit are closed overnight and or between flights.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An ATR72 First Officer reported that during taxi a sparrow flew out from behind the cockpit instrument panel. The bird was caught and released.

Narrative: A bird flew into the cockpit from behind the instrument panel. During taxi to de-ice pad from gate; a sparrow flew out from behind the instrument panel; from underneath the glare shield and began flying rapidly about in the cockpit. This event happened during the initial taxi. The bird began wildly flying about the cockpit distracting both the Captain and I. When I noticed the bird I immediately called 'stop; bird in the cockpit'; and the aircraft was stopped on the ramp. Ramp Tower was alerted of the situation. While the aircraft was stopped and bird was caught and released out the document door; the flight then continued as planned. Possible door left open between turns or overnight. [I] suggest ensuring all doors to the cockpit are closed overnight and or between flights.

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.