Bird strike mandates a return land for the flight crew of an A319 at 7500 ft, 10 mi southwest of mci...

Attributes
ACN	543425
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	543425
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

On climb, approaching 7500 ft, we noticed a flock of birds at 12 O'clock position. I turned off the autoplt and manually leveled the aircraft to remain below the flock and to avoid flying through the flock. As we approached the flock, some birds scattered and started to dive toward the aircraft. 1 bird struck the radome. Wind noise indicated to me that the radome may have been penetrated. We returned to mci for an uneventful landing. Inspection revealed damage to the radome. The type of bird was a seagull.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE MANDATES A RETURN LAND FOR THE FLC OF AN A319 AT 7500 FT, 10 MI SW OF MCI, MO.

Narrative: ON CLB, APCHING 7500 FT, WE NOTICED A FLOCK OF BIRDS AT 12 O'CLOCK POS. I TURNED OFF THE AUTOPLT AND MANUALLY LEVELED THE ACFT TO REMAIN BELOW THE FLOCK AND TO AVOID FLYING THROUGH THE FLOCK. AS WE APCHED THE FLOCK, SOME BIRDS SCATTERED AND STARTED TO DIVE TOWARD THE ACFT. 1 BIRD STRUCK THE RADOME. WIND NOISE INDICATED TO ME THAT THE RADOME MAY HAVE BEEN PENETRATED. WE RETURNED TO MCI FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE RADOME. THE TYPE OF BIRD WAS A SEAGULL.

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.

Bird strike mandates a return land for the flight crew of an A319 at 7500 ft, 10 mi southwest of mci, mo.