What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on climbout from cle at 2500 -3000 feet crew heard a loud bang. Returned to cle without incident. Maintenance discovered a large bird strike approx. 2 feet aft of the nose radome on the left side of the fuselage. The bird strike made a 2 foot vertical tear in the skin at body station 69.sso. Bird strikes also found at the first pax window on LH side of aircraft and the bird/birds were ingested by the #1 engine, damaging the inlet bullet. Continental performed a borescope inspection of #1 engine. No damage was noted. Continental engineering dept. Is making plans for repairing the skin damage at body station 69.sso at this time. End
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON CLIMBOUT FROM CLE AT 2500 -3000 FEET CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG. RETURNED TO CLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A LARGE BIRD STRIKE APPROX. 2 FEET AFT OF THE NOSE RADOME ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE BIRD STRIKE MADE A 2 FOOT VERTICAL TEAR IN THE SKIN AT BODY STATION 69.SSO. BIRD STRIKES ALSO FOUND AT THE FIRST PAX WINDOW ON LH SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AND THE BIRD/BIRDS WERE INGESTED BY THE #1 ENGINE, DAMAGING THE INLET BULLET. CONTINENTAL PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF #1 ENGINE. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. CONTINENTAL ENGINEERING DEPT. IS MAKING PLANS FOR REPAIRING THE SKIN DAMAGE AT BODY STATION 69.SSO AT THIS TIME. END
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