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Maintenance tech advises birds nesting between runway 35L/17R at sdf constitute a hazard to flight operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 709466 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdf.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 709466 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | groundskeeping : sdf.airport |
Narrative:
I am filing this report on behalf of several airline employees. They are becoming concerned as to the large number of birds; mainly killdeer; which have been manifesting and making their homes between runway 35L - 17R; and txwys B and C. The most prominent location appears to be at the southern half of that complex. The flocks tend to move when aircraft are taking off and landing. This could obviously be very hazardous in this regime of flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MAINT TECH ADVISES BIRDS NESTING BETWEEN RWY 35L/17R AT SDF CONSTITUTE A HAZARD TO FLT OPS.
Narrative: I AM FILING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL AIRLINE EMPLOYEES. THEY ARE BECOMING CONCERNED AS TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF BIRDS; MAINLY KILLDEER; WHICH HAVE BEEN MANIFESTING AND MAKING THEIR HOMES BETWEEN RWY 35L - 17R; AND TXWYS B AND C. THE MOST PROMINENT LOCATION APPEARS TO BE AT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THAT COMPLEX. THE FLOCKS TEND TO MOVE WHEN ACFT ARE TAKING OFF AND LNDG. THIS COULD OBVIOUSLY BE VERY HAZARDOUS IN THIS REGIME OF FLT.
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.