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An ATR72 first officer reported that during taxi a sparrow flew out from behind the cockpit instrument panel. The bird was caught and released.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 925889 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird |
Narrative:
A bird flew into the cockpit from behind the instrument panel. During taxi to de-ice pad from gate; a sparrow flew out from behind the instrument panel; from underneath the glare shield and began flying rapidly about in the cockpit. This event happened during the initial taxi. The bird began wildly flying about the cockpit distracting both the captain and I. When I noticed the bird I immediately called 'stop; bird in the cockpit'; and the aircraft was stopped on the ramp. Ramp tower was alerted of the situation. While the aircraft was stopped and bird was caught and released out the document door; the flight then continued as planned. Possible door left open between turns or overnight. [I] suggest ensuring all doors to the cockpit are closed overnight and or between flights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An ATR72 First Officer reported that during taxi a sparrow flew out from behind the cockpit instrument panel. The bird was caught and released.
Narrative: A bird flew into the cockpit from behind the instrument panel. During taxi to de-ice pad from gate; a sparrow flew out from behind the instrument panel; from underneath the glare shield and began flying rapidly about in the cockpit. This event happened during the initial taxi. The bird began wildly flying about the cockpit distracting both the Captain and I. When I noticed the bird I immediately called 'stop; bird in the cockpit'; and the aircraft was stopped on the ramp. Ramp Tower was alerted of the situation. While the aircraft was stopped and bird was caught and released out the document door; the flight then continued as planned. Possible door left open between turns or overnight. [I] suggest ensuring all doors to the cockpit are closed overnight and or between flights.
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.