Large transport air carrier aircraft struck by bird during climb out and flight crew returns to land...

Attributes
ACN	253895
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 235 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 875
ASRS Report	253895
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Took off from runway 16L with clearance to 8000 ft. Began right turn to 280 degrees. After raising gear and while retracting flaps, saw something flash by the landing lights followed immediately by a very loud thump. Cleaned up flaps and continued climb while analyzing the situation. Engine instruments were all normal and aircraft control was also normal. Concluded that it was a bird strike and returned to slc. Air carrier maintenance inspected and cleaned aircraft (feathers and blood on radome, windshield, flap/slat tracks). Flight took off again and flew uneventfully to calgary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT ACR ACFT STRUCK BY BIRD DURING CLB OUT AND FLC RETURNS TO LAND.

Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM RWY 16L WITH CLRNC TO 8000 FT. BEGAN R TURN TO 280 DEGS. AFTER RAISING GEAR AND WHILE RETRACTING FLAPS, SAW SOMETHING FLASH BY THE LNDG LIGHTS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A VERY LOUD THUMP. CLEANED UP FLAPS AND CONTINUED CLB WHILE ANALYZING THE SIT. ENG INSTS WERE ALL NORMAL AND ACFT CTL WAS ALSO NORMAL. CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A BIRD STRIKE AND RETURNED TO SLC. ACR MAINT INSPECTED AND CLEANED ACFT (FEATHERS AND BLOOD ON RADOME, WINDSHIELD, FLAP/SLAT TRACKS). FLT TOOK OFF AGAIN AND FLEW UNEVENTFULLY TO CALGARY.

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.