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San controller concerned with late notification for bird strike of landing air carrier 2 hours after the incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 436927 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : san.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : san.tower tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 1 controller time certified in position1 : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 436927 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : birds non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On taxi out of subsequent flight, air carrier X indicated he was involved in a bird strike. The aircraft was looked over by a mechanic, and the aircraft was flown in active service within 2 hours of the bird strike. ATC was not notified of the bird strike in a timely fashion. It is understood that the flight crew is busy at the time of the occurrence, however, due to the time of day (night, after sunset) and distance from field (4 mi) it is impossible for ATC to know of the occurrence without a PIREP. With the PIREP, we could have warned subsequent inbounds of birds in the area, allowing us to provide better service to the aircraft landing here at lindbergh field.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SAN CTLR CONCERNED WITH LATE NOTIFICATION FOR BIRD STRIKE OF LNDG ACR 2 HRS AFTER THE INCIDENT.
Narrative: ON TAXI OUT OF SUBSEQUENT FLT, ACR X INDICATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN A BIRD STRIKE. THE ACFT WAS LOOKED OVER BY A MECH, AND THE ACFT WAS FLOWN IN ACTIVE SVC WITHIN 2 HRS OF THE BIRD STRIKE. ATC WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE BIRD STRIKE IN A TIMELY FASHION. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE FLC IS BUSY AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE, HOWEVER, DUE TO THE TIME OF DAY (NIGHT, AFTER SUNSET) AND DISTANCE FROM FIELD (4 MI) IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ATC TO KNOW OF THE OCCURRENCE WITHOUT A PIREP. WITH THE PIREP, WE COULD HAVE WARNED SUBSEQUENT INBOUNDS OF BIRDS IN THE AREA, ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE BETTER SVC TO THE ACFT LNDG HERE AT LINDBERGH FIELD.
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.