Flight crew of a DC10-40 experienced a bird strike in the middle of the first officer's windshield at 14000 ft during departure climb at 325 KTS airspeed. Even though the large birds did not crack the windshield, it was discovered after landing to have cracked the radome and put dents in the nose section and a hole in the left horizontal stabilizer and caused 2000 more pounds of fuel burn.

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Attributes
ACN	411885
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bne airport : cdg
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ege
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 40
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : cdg
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	411885
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	411545
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out of lfpg (charles-de-gaulle) on the boulogne 8A SID, at 14000 ft MSL and 325 KIAS we had a bird strike in the middle of the first officer's forward windshield. After the strike we check the engine instruments (all normal) and disengaged the autoplt to find the airplane flew normal. We continued on to dtw. After landing we had (estimate) 7-8 bird strikes. The radome was cracked with numerous dents to the nose and aircraft left side of aircraft by the front door (door left). Also a hole in horizontal stabilizer, aircraft left. Aircraft flew normal, but we were 2000 pounds over burn for the flight. Engine performance and response were normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A DC10-40 EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FO'S WINDSHIELD AT 14000 FT DURING DEP CLB AT 325 KTS AIRSPD. EVEN THOUGH THE LARGE BIRDS DID NOT CRACK THE WINDSHIELD, IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER LNDG TO HAVE CRACKED THE RADOME AND PUT DENTS IN THE NOSE SECTION AND A HOLE IN THE L HORIZ STABILIZER AND CAUSED 2000 MORE LBS OF FUEL BURN.

Narrative: ON CLB OUT OF LFPG (CHARLES-DE-GAULLE) ON THE BOULOGNE 8A SID, AT 14000 FT MSL AND 325 KIAS WE HAD A BIRD STRIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FO'S FORWARD WINDSHIELD. AFTER THE STRIKE WE CHK THE ENG INSTS (ALL NORMAL) AND DISENGAGED THE AUTOPLT TO FIND THE AIRPLANE FLEW NORMAL. WE CONTINUED ON TO DTW. AFTER LNDG WE HAD (ESTIMATE) 7-8 BIRD STRIKES. THE RADOME WAS CRACKED WITH NUMEROUS DENTS TO THE NOSE AND ACFT L SIDE OF ACFT BY THE FRONT DOOR (DOOR L). ALSO A HOLE IN HORIZ STABILIZER, ACFT L. ACFT FLEW NORMAL, BUT WE WERE 2000 LBS OVER BURN FOR THE FLT. ENG PERFORMANCE AND RESPONSE WERE NORMAL.

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.