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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 747467F · Anchorage, AK · April 12, 1997

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Date: April 12, 1997 · 09:00 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Anchorage International
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: VHCF
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: VRHUK
Reported as: Boeing 747467F
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce RB211524*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,526 total3,015 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft struck bird while on approach to airport. (.4) a foreign registered, international cargo flight, operated under title 14 CFR part 129, landed during visual meteorological conditions. After taxiing to parking, the crew noticed damage to the left wing. Examination of the damage revealed evidence of a large bird strike. The leading edge of the left wing, about 2 feet outboard of the number 2 engine, was dented and buckled. Several rivets were broken, and the leading edge spar was damaged. A small portion of upper wing composite material was missing. The crew indicated no bird impact was noticed during the landing approach. The landing lights were utilized during the approach. The airport's automatic terminal information service (ATIS) included a caution about birds in the vicinity of the airport.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK BIRD WHILE ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. (.4) A FOREIGN REGISTERED, INTERNATIONAL CARGO FLIGHT, OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 129, LANDED DURING VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. AFTER TAXIING TO PARKING, THE CREW NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. EXAMINATION OF THE DAMAGE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF A LARGE BIRD STRIKE. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, ABOUT 2 FEET OUTBOARD OF THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE, WAS DENTED AND BUCKLED. SEVERAL RIVETS WERE BROKEN, AND THE LEADING EDGE SPAR WAS DAMAGED. A SMALL PORTION OF UPPER WING COMPOSITE MATERIAL WAS MISSING. THE CREW INDICATED NO BIRD IMPACT WAS NOTICED DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. THE LANDING LIGHTS WERE UTILIZED DURING THE APPROACH. THE AIRPORT'S AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS) INCLUDED A CAUTION ABOUT BIRDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT.