20031115031639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Newark, NJ · November 15, 2003

Date
November 15, 2003 · 00:12 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N560AA
Reported as
Doug DC982
People aboard
54
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On November 15, 2003, aala flight 1328 at 3,000 feet over kteb and on approach to kewr runway 22R, the aircraft encountered large birds in its flight path and contact was made with the exterior of the aircraft. PIC subsequently regained control and landed the aircraft without incident at kewr at 0018 local time. Damage assessment were as follows: radome, radome/nose wheel well bulkhead, left upper fuselage skin just aft of radome, number one leading edge slat (2nd slat from left inboard slat), left wing leading edge root fiberglass fairing, f/o cockpit sliding window, no. 1 engine nose cowl, and evidence of bird ingestion in both engines. No structural damage was observed to have been sustained on the pressure vessel of the aircraft. Damages incurred are repairable. Both engines were borescoped for condition and determined to be serviceable by the carrier. This investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 15, 2003, AALA FLIGHT 1328 AT 3,000 FEET OVER KTEB AND ON APPROACH TO KEWR RUNWAY 22R, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED LARGE BIRDS IN ITS FLIGHT PATH AND CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE EXTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. PIC SUBSEQUENTLY REGAINED CONTROL AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KEWR AT 0018 LOCAL TIME. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT WERE AS FOLLOWS: RADOME, RADOME/NOSE WHEEL WELL BULKHEAD, LEFT UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF RADOME, NUMBER ONE LEADING EDGE SLAT (2ND SLAT FROM LEFT INBOARD SLAT), LEFT WING LEADING EDGE ROOT FIBERGLASS FAIRING, F/O COCKPIT SLIDING WINDOW, NO. 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL, AND EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION IN BOTH ENGINES. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED ON THE PRESSURE VESSEL OF THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGES INCURRED ARE REPAIRABLE. BOTH ENGINES WERE BORESCOPED FOR CONDITION AND DETERMINED TO BE SERVICEABLE BY THE CARRIER. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.