An A320 on descent into las struck a bird on the radome; causing a 14 inch diameter dent.

Attributes
ACN	708057
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : luxor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : l30.tracon
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : granpa 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	708057
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Level at 12000 ft; 250 KTS approaching luxor intersection when the flight crew heard a loud thud in the forward part of the fuselage. Called flight attendant to ask if noise was heard and reply was from forward part of cabin. All engine and aircraft system operated normally and there was no adverse noise. First officer sent in code for loud thud. Inspected aircraft at gate and found large 14 inch diameter impression with a tear into the radome structure just below the center of the radome. Impression was covered with blood from bird strike. Bird looks like it bounced down under aircraft. No other damage was found.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 ON DSCNT INTO LAS STRUCK A BIRD ON THE RADOME; CAUSING A 14 INCH DIAMETER DENT.

Narrative: LEVEL AT 12000 FT; 250 KTS APCHING LUXOR INTXN WHEN THE FLT CREW HEARD A LOUD THUD IN THE FORWARD PART OF THE FUSELAGE. CALLED FLT ATTENDANT TO ASK IF NOISE WAS HEARD AND REPLY WAS FROM FORWARD PART OF CABIN. ALL ENG AND ACFT SYS OPERATED NORMALLY AND THERE WAS NO ADVERSE NOISE. FO SENT IN CODE FOR LOUD THUD. INSPECTED ACFT AT GATE AND FOUND LARGE 14 INCH DIAMETER IMPRESSION WITH A TEAR INTO THE RADOME STRUCTURE JUST BELOW THE CTR OF THE RADOME. IMPRESSION WAS COVERED WITH BLOOD FROM BIRD STRIKE. BIRD LOOKS LIKE IT BOUNCED DOWN UNDER ACFT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.