Medium large transport aircraft was hit by 4 canadian geese.

Attributes
ACN	195804
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbb
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4700 msl bound upper : 4700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lbb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 19205 flight time type : 14100
ASRS Report	195804
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were level at 4700 ft MSL, about 7.5 NM due west of runway 8 for lubbock and had just selected flap position 5. At approximately 190 KIAS, we were struck by a bird in the left radome/captain's window. The vision outside my window bloomed from bird residue so I advised the first officer to make the landing. At this time, I felt there was little damage and believed all that would need to be accomplished would be an inspection and wash. When flap position 15 was selected on the aircraft the first officer reported an unwanted roll. I took control of the aircraft, but could not detect any unwanted roll, just normal rocking from light turbulence. I gave the aircraft back to the first officer and he also agreed everything was normal. We completed a normal approach and landing. On taxi in, as we approached the terminal, we could see a wing sticking out of the radome. A walk around inspection revealed a 3 ft crack in the radome; a 6 inch by 8 inch hole in the #2 and #3 kruger flap; damage (dents) to wing leading edge inside both engines; dent in #2 pylon; 2 ft by 2 ft to right wing fillet area. I was amazed at the damage because we had no pressurization or flight control problems. We had hit at least 4 canadian geese.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ACFT WAS HIT BY 4 CANADIAN GEESE.

Narrative: WE WERE LEVEL AT 4700 FT MSL, ABOUT 7.5 NM DUE W OF RWY 8 FOR LUBBOCK AND HAD JUST SELECTED FLAP POS 5. AT APPROX 190 KIAS, WE WERE STRUCK BY A BIRD IN THE L RADOME/CAPT'S WINDOW. THE VISION OUTSIDE MY WINDOW BLOOMED FROM BIRD RESIDUE SO I ADVISED THE FO TO MAKE THE LNDG. AT THIS TIME, I FELT THERE WAS LITTLE DAMAGE AND BELIEVED ALL THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WOULD BE AN INSPECTION AND WASH. WHEN FLAP POS 15 WAS SELECTED ON THE ACFT THE FO RPTED AN UNWANTED ROLL. I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT, BUT COULD NOT DETECT ANY UNWANTED ROLL, JUST NORMAL ROCKING FROM LIGHT TURB. I GAVE THE ACFT BACK TO THE FO AND HE ALSO AGREED EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. WE COMPLETED A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. ON TAXI IN, AS WE APCHED THE TERMINAL, WE COULD SEE A WING STICKING OUT OF THE RADOME. A WALK AROUND INSPECTION REVEALED A 3 FT CRACK IN THE RADOME; A 6 INCH BY 8 INCH HOLE IN THE #2 AND #3 KRUGER FLAP; DAMAGE (DENTS) TO WING LEADING EDGE INSIDE BOTH ENGS; DENT IN #2 PYLON; 2 FT BY 2 FT TO R WING FILLET AREA. I WAS AMAZED AT THE DAMAGE BECAUSE WE HAD NO PRESSURIZATION OR FLT CTL PROBLEMS. WE HAD HIT AT LEAST 4 CANADIAN GEESE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.