Narrative:

With flaps full; gear down; and approach speed of 121 KTS we encountered a flock of birds on the visual approach to runway 4R between 300-200 ft AGL. We heard 3 or 4 birds hit the aircraft. An aural gear warning sounded; followed by amber xx's on the ECAM wheel page. We elected to go around to determine the status of the gear. The first officer contacted maintenance airframe controller and then took over the PF duties. I discussed our gear indications with maintenance. ATC vectored us and kept us within 25 NM of the airport. Communications with maintenance were intermittent due to low altitude. Fuel was becoming an issue. Maintenance; the first officer; and I determined that the amber xx's on the ECAM wheel page meant that part of the landing gear position indication system had been damaged by a bird strike. We had 3 green lights on the landing gear panel and no status messages. The first officer and I requested emergency equipment and declared an emergency as we were not sure if there was further damage to the landing gear. I briefed the flight attendants of our situation and advised them to prepare the cabin. I made an announcement to the passenger of our situation and then took over the PF duties. At 500 ft first officer issued brace signal and we landed and stopped on the runway. First officer advised flight attendants and passenger all system were normal. We were inspected by the emergency crew and informed by crew chief gear looked normal. We taxied to the gate. We inspected the aircraft with line maintenance. A bird was found in the left wheel well and the bird strike had caused extensive damage. Another bird strike was evident about the first officer cockpit window. The incident was placed in the aircraft's log.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 STRUCK BIRDS ON APCH AFTER THE LNDG GEAR WERE DOWN CAUSING AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. AN EMER WAS DECLARED BUT THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Narrative: WITH FLAPS FULL; GEAR DOWN; AND APCH SPD OF 121 KTS WE ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF BIRDS ON THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 4R BTWN 300-200 FT AGL. WE HEARD 3 OR 4 BIRDS HIT THE ACFT. AN AURAL GEAR WARNING SOUNDED; FOLLOWED BY AMBER XX'S ON THE ECAM WHEEL PAGE. WE ELECTED TO GO AROUND TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF THE GEAR. THE FO CONTACTED MAINT AIRFRAME CTLR AND THEN TOOK OVER THE PF DUTIES. I DISCUSSED OUR GEAR INDICATIONS WITH MAINT. ATC VECTORED US AND KEPT US WITHIN 25 NM OF THE ARPT. COMS WITH MAINT WERE INTERMITTENT DUE TO LOW ALT. FUEL WAS BECOMING AN ISSUE. MAINT; THE FO; AND I DETERMINED THAT THE AMBER XX'S ON THE ECAM WHEEL PAGE MEANT THAT PART OF THE LNDG GEAR POS INDICATION SYS HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY A BIRD STRIKE. WE HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS ON THE LNDG GEAR PANEL AND NO STATUS MESSAGES. THE FO AND I REQUESTED EMER EQUIP AND DECLARED AN EMER AS WE WERE NOT SURE IF THERE WAS FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE LNDG GEAR. I BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANTS OF OUR SITUATION AND ADVISED THEM TO PREPARE THE CABIN. I MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PAX OF OUR SITUATION AND THEN TOOK OVER THE PF DUTIES. AT 500 FT FO ISSUED BRACE SIGNAL AND WE LANDED AND STOPPED ON THE RWY. FO ADVISED FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX ALL SYS WERE NORMAL. WE WERE INSPECTED BY THE EMER CREW AND INFORMED BY CREW CHIEF GEAR LOOKED NORMAL. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. WE INSPECTED THE ACFT WITH LINE MAINT. A BIRD WAS FOUND IN THE L WHEEL WELL AND THE BIRD STRIKE HAD CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. ANOTHER BIRD STRIKE WAS EVIDENT ABOUT THE FO COCKPIT WINDOW. THE INCIDENT WAS PLACED IN THE ACFT'S LOG.

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.