Bird strike on B767 in foreign airspace on departure. Flight continued to ord from brussels.

Attributes
ACN	361115
Time
Date	199702
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ebur airport : ebbr
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ebur
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	361115
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ATC facility: brussels control. Location: just prior to nicky intersection or VOR or NDB. We had just topped a cloud deck at 5000 ft MSL, when without any warning we struck what appeared to be a flock of about 6-8 geese. Discussion with flight attendants and cockpit crew determined that there was a hit above the first officer windshield and below the captain's windshield. All instruments, and engine indications and system operations were determined to be normal and flight was continued to ord. Postflt inspection at ord also revealed a puncture in the radome with remains of a large bird still visible. Since this occurred over belgium, is an FAA bird strike report required?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE ON B767 IN FOREIGN AIRSPACE ON DEP. FLT CONTINUED TO ORD FROM BRUSSELS.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: BRUSSELS CTL. LOCATION: JUST PRIOR TO NICKY INTXN OR VOR OR NDB. WE HAD JUST TOPPED A CLOUD DECK AT 5000 FT MSL, WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WE STRUCK WHAT APPEARED TO BE A FLOCK OF ABOUT 6-8 GEESE. DISCUSSION WITH FLT ATTENDANTS AND COCKPIT CREW DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A HIT ABOVE THE FO WINDSHIELD AND BELOW THE CAPT'S WINDSHIELD. ALL INSTS, AND ENG INDICATIONS AND SYS OPS WERE DETERMINED TO BE NORMAL AND FLT WAS CONTINUED TO ORD. POSTFLT INSPECTION AT ORD ALSO REVEALED A PUNCTURE IN THE RADOME WITH REMAINS OF A LARGE BIRD STILL VISIBLE. SINCE THIS OCCURRED OVER BELGIUM, IS AN FAA BIRD STRIKE RPT REQUIRED?

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.