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A320 captain reports bird strike at 1500 ft on departure. Emergency is declared and flight returns to departure airport for inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 830934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | SID N/S |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff; had bird strike at about 1;500 ft. Very loud strike; stayed at pattern altitude while we communicated with dispatch and maintenance control. Flew for about 25 minutes to burn some fuel and conduct overweight checklist. After consultation with maintenance; we conducted an uneventful landing. Emergency was declared not knowing if nosecone was damaged. After landing; discovered point of impact was below first officer's front windshield. No apparent damage and overweight inspection conducted. Fueled and continued to destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reports bird strike at 1500 FT on departure. Emergency is declared and flight returns to departure airport for inspection.
Narrative: Shortly after takeoff; had bird strike at about 1;500 FT. Very loud strike; stayed at pattern altitude while we communicated with dispatch and maintenance control. Flew for about 25 minutes to burn some fuel and conduct overweight checklist. After consultation with maintenance; we conducted an uneventful landing. Emergency was declared not knowing if nosecone was damaged. After landing; discovered point of impact was below First Officer's front windshield. No apparent damage and overweight inspection conducted. Fueled and continued to destination.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.