20040829020869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 717-200 · Flint, MI · August 29, 2004

Date: August 29, 2004 · 07:15 local
Place: Flint, MI
Airport: Bishop Intrnational Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ZZDA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N998AT
Reported as: Boeing 717200
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0

N998ATRegistered now · Boeing 717-200S/N 55142 · Built 2002 Airframe modelBoeing 717-200 Engine modelRolls-Royce TAY-651-54Turbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) Around 07:am on August 29, 2004 an air tran aircraft N998AT was taking off from Flint Bishop international airport (fnt). About 20 miles east of fnt the pilot radioed the tower that he would be returning back to fnt because of radar failure. Once the aircraft landed at fnt maintenance was dispatched to N998AT. Maintenance inspected the aircraft and discovered that the nose radome had been damaged by a bird strike (sea gulls). Maintenance removed and replaced the nose radome system ops check good. No further action required. Bird strike report submitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AROUND 07:AM ON AUGUST 29, 2004 AN AIR TRAN AIRCRAFT N998AT WAS TAKING OFF FROM FLINT BISHOP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FNT). ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF FNT THE PILOT RADIOED THE TOWER THAT HE WOULD BE RETURNING BACK TO FNT BECAUSE OF RADAR FAILURE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT FNT MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO N998AT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE RADOME HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY A BIRD STRIKE (SEA GULLS). MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE RADOME SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. BIRD STRIKE REPORT SUBMITTED.