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A320 first officer reported bird strike on takeoff roll and aborting the takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1568425 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird |
Narrative:
On the takeoff roll; a bird strike occurred shortly after the 100 kts call. Visibility was good but it was not yet daylight. The bird appeared to be the size of a duck or large crow and struck the first officer (first officer) forward windscreen before bouncing to the right side of the aircraft. The captain was pilot flying and initiated the abort which was executed as briefed. Fire trucks were requested and they met the aircraft on the taxiway after it was determined that it was safe to clear the runway and that there were no injuries. In concurrence with their assessment and QRH/FM guidance; the aircraft was returned to the gate where the passengers were deplaned. Subsequent inspection did not reveal damage to the aircraft except for the loosening of a seal on the number one engine thrust reverser due to deployment.the decision to abort was supported by both crew members due to the size of the bird and its relative speed at impact. Without confidence that the windscreen had not been damaged and the bird had not been ingested by the number two engine; assurance that the aircraft could become and remain airborne was in question and that criteria was briefed as an acceptable reason for an abort in the high speed regime.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 First Officer reported bird strike on takeoff roll and aborting the takeoff.
Narrative: On the takeoff roll; a bird strike occurred shortly after the 100 kts call. Visibility was good but it was not yet daylight. The bird appeared to be the size of a duck or large crow and struck the FO (First Officer) forward windscreen before bouncing to the right side of the aircraft. The Captain was pilot flying and initiated the abort which was executed as briefed. Fire trucks were requested and they met the aircraft on the taxiway after it was determined that it was safe to clear the runway and that there were no injuries. In concurrence with their assessment and QRH/FM guidance; the aircraft was returned to the gate where the passengers were deplaned. Subsequent inspection did not reveal damage to the aircraft except for the loosening of a seal on the number one engine thrust reverser due to deployment.The decision to abort was supported by both crew members due to the size of the bird and its relative speed at impact. Without confidence that the windscreen had not been damaged and the bird had not been ingested by the number two engine; assurance that the aircraft could become and remain airborne was in question and that criteria was briefed as an acceptable reason for an abort in the high speed regime.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.