Pre-flight inspection uncovered evidence of a minor bird strike on a previous flight.

Attributes
ACN	838502
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal

Narrative:

Before our next flight on an aircraft that we had previously flown that day; the first officer found a small trace of evidence of a bird strike on the aft part of the right prop spinner. There was no aircraft damage; only a small half dollar size spot of blood that was faintly visible. Maintenance was called and they cleaned the spot off. The logbook was cleared and we continued on. It is unclear at which airport the event happened. No delays were incurred and the flight left one minute early. Either the bird had bad eye sight or just wasn't quick enough.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pre-flight inspection uncovered evidence of a minor bird strike on a previous flight.

Narrative: Before our next flight on an aircraft that we had previously flown that day; the First Officer found a small trace of evidence of a bird strike on the aft part of the right prop spinner. There was no aircraft damage; only a small half dollar size spot of blood that was faintly visible. Maintenance was called and they cleaned the spot off. The logbook was cleared and we continued on. It is unclear at which airport the event happened. No delays were incurred and the flight left one minute early. Either the bird had bad eye sight or just wasn't quick enough.

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.