Bird strike on final approach. Dented right horizontal stabilizer.

Attributes
ACN	334943
Time
Date	199605
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	334943
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing, at gate, found large dent (size of football) on right leading edge horizontal stabilizer. Some bird remains on surface of skin. Maintenance performed interim repair, ferried to phl for an overnight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE ON FINAL APCH. DENTED R HORIZ STABILIZER.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG, AT GATE, FOUND LARGE DENT (SIZE OF FOOTBALL) ON R LEADING EDGE HORIZ STABILIZER. SOME BIRD REMAINS ON SURFACE OF SKIN. MAINT PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR, FERRIED TO PHL FOR AN OVERNIGHT.

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.