Bird strike. FAA inspector follow-up on improper repair.

Attributes
ACN	317322
Time
Date	199510
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 730
ASRS Report	317322
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 2353 flight time type : 105
ASRS Report	317486
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During a flight from austin to dallas, tx, we had a bird strike (into the radome). We were not aware of it (did not hear or felt it) until after landing in dallas love. Called the company headquarters which instructed us to go taxi the aircraft to a FBO on the other side of the airport. Over there a mechanic put some aluminum tape over the dent and signed the logbook (also stating that we were authority/authorized to fly back to austin where further repairs could be made). After landing in austin the next morning, 2 FAA inspectors spotted the tape patch on the nose of our aircraft and investigated us (licenses, aircraft logbook, etc). After that they stated that they were going to question the authority/authorized of the mechanic in dallas for releasing the aircraft after such a repair.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE. FAA INSPECTOR FOLLOW-UP ON IMPROPER REPAIR.

Narrative: DURING A FLT FROM AUSTIN TO DALLAS, TX, WE HAD A BIRD STRIKE (INTO THE RADOME). WE WERE NOT AWARE OF IT (DID NOT HEAR OR FELT IT) UNTIL AFTER LNDG IN DALLAS LOVE. CALLED THE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS WHICH INSTRUCTED US TO GO TAXI THE ACFT TO A FBO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARPT. OVER THERE A MECH PUT SOME ALUMINUM TAPE OVER THE DENT AND SIGNED THE LOGBOOK (ALSO STATING THAT WE WERE AUTH TO FLY BACK TO AUSTIN WHERE FURTHER REPAIRS COULD BE MADE). AFTER LNDG IN AUSTIN THE NEXT MORNING, 2 FAA INSPECTORS SPOTTED THE TAPE PATCH ON THE NOSE OF OUR ACFT AND INVESTIGATED US (LICENSES, ACFT LOGBOOK, ETC). AFTER THAT THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO QUESTION THE AUTH OF THE MECH IN DALLAS FOR RELEASING THE ACFT AFTER SUCH A REPAIR.

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.