A B722 crew, on final to mem, encountered a flock of birds, damaging aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	530498
Time
Date	200111
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
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 : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	530498
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	530494
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Turning a 10 mi final for visual approach to runway 9 at mem, aircraft encountered a flock of large whitish birds. With no time to evade, multiple bird strikes occurred. 1 or more birds impacted just below captain's L1 window and subsequently pierced the fuselage and remains entered the cockpit upon shattering the plastic wall liner just outboard of forward instrument panel. Captain, and first officer to much lesser extent, was hit by remains and plastic debris. In addition, upon post-landing inspection, 2 birds penetrated the lower surface of the right wing at midpoint just behind slats. It also appeared 1 bird impacted wing/kruger flap inboard also. Aircraft was clean confign and 250 KTS. No engines damaged to my knowledge as no power loss. Supplemental information from acn 530494: estimated 25-30 birds at approximately 1800 ft AGL -- close to the mississippi river. We were at approximately 250 KTS, clean when we hit the birds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B722 CREW, ON FINAL TO MEM, ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF BIRDS, DAMAGING ACFT.

Narrative: TURNING A 10 MI FINAL FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 9 AT MEM, ACFT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF LARGE WHITISH BIRDS. WITH NO TIME TO EVADE, MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES OCCURRED. 1 OR MORE BIRDS IMPACTED JUST BELOW CAPT'S L1 WINDOW AND SUBSEQUENTLY PIERCED THE FUSELAGE AND REMAINS ENTERED THE COCKPIT UPON SHATTERING THE PLASTIC WALL LINER JUST OUTBOARD OF FORWARD INST PANEL. CAPT, AND FO TO MUCH LESSER EXTENT, WAS HIT BY REMAINS AND PLASTIC DEBRIS. IN ADDITION, UPON POST-LNDG INSPECTION, 2 BIRDS PENETRATED THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE R WING AT MIDPOINT JUST BEHIND SLATS. IT ALSO APPEARED 1 BIRD IMPACTED WING/KRUGER FLAP INBOARD ALSO. ACFT WAS CLEAN CONFIGN AND 250 KTS. NO ENGS DAMAGED TO MY KNOWLEDGE AS NO PWR LOSS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 530494: ESTIMATED 25-30 BIRDS AT APPROX 1800 FT AGL -- CLOSE TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WE WERE AT APPROX 250 KTS, CLEAN WHEN WE HIT THE BIRDS.

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.