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B727 aircraft in climb had bird strike at FL250. Damage to right #1 window required return to departure airport. Fuel dumped and uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352705 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| ASRS Report | 352705 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing out of FL250 had a bird strike. It broke outer pane of #1 right window. Returned to ord from 70 mi south to land. Dumped 6000 pounds fuel to landing weight. Uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 ACFT IN CLB HAD BIRD STRIKE AT FL250. DAMAGE TO R #1 WINDOW REQUIRED RETURN TO DEP ARPT. FUEL DUMPED AND UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF FL250 HAD A BIRD STRIKE. IT BROKE OUTER PANE OF #1 R WINDOW. RETURNED TO ORD FROM 70 MI S TO LAND. DUMPED 6000 LBS FUEL TO LNDG WT. UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
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.