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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC983 · San Diego, CA · September 23, 2002

Date: September 23, 2002 · 12:39 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Brown Field Municipal
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N572AA
Reported as: Doug DC983

N572AARegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)S/N 49458 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23) 9/23/02--1239--ON climb out from San Diego, flight encountered a flock of birds. The crew declared an emergency and diverted to los angeles. The landing was uneventful. Post flight inspection determined the radome, the bulkhead behind the radome and the #3 leading edge slat, on the right wing, sustained damage. The aircraft was taken out of service. Further investigation revealed minor damage to the leading edge of the right wing. Maintenance replaced the radome, the #3 leading edge slat and did interim repairs to the wind leading edge and the bulkhead behind the radome. The aircraft was maintenance ferried to tulsa for permanent repairs, on 09/25/02.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 9/23/02--1239--ON CLIMB OUT FROM SAN DIEGO, FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF BIRDS. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO LOS ANGELES. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION DETERMINED THE RADOME, THE BULKHEAD BEHIND THE RADOME AND THE #3 LEADING EDGE SLAT, ON THE RIGHT WING, SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RADOME, THE #3 LEADING EDGE SLAT AND DID INTERIM REPAIRS TO THE WIND LEADING EDGE AND THE BULKHEAD BEHIND THE RADOME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO TULSA FOR PERMANENT REPAIRS, ON 09/25/02.