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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-8BK · Fort Myers, FL · April 9, 2005

Date: April 9, 2005 · 09:56 local
Place: Fort Myers, FL
Airport: Southwest Florida Regional
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SCNA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N808SY
Reported as: Boeing 7378BK
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N808SYRegistered now · Boeing 737-8BKS/N 33021 · Built 2005 Airframe modelBoeing 737-8BK Engine modelCFM International CFM56-7B27 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) On 04/09/05, a sun country B-737-8BK, operating as flt. #381 inbound from msp, was on final approach to rsw r/w 24 when the aircraft encountered a birdstrike to the wing leading edge. The aircraft landed without incident. The rsw airport authority reported a ding in the wing. The aircraft was inspected by contract maintenance (aero tech. (239-768-4460)) and found the #1 leading edge slat (l/h wing) indented by the bird strike. The indent was 12" long and from .125" to .25" in depth which is within the structural repair manual (srm) limits 57-42-01. No other damage was found-the damage was deferred under dmi 245 and reinspected by company maintenance. Note: the pmi was debriefed on this incident 04/12/05.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 04/09/05, A SUN COUNTRY B-737-8BK, OPERATING AS FLT. #381 INBOUND FROM MSP, WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RSW R/W 24 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRDSTRIKE TO THE WING LEADING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE RSW AIRPORT AUTHORITY REPORTED A DING IN THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (AERO TECH. (239-768-4460)) AND FOUND THE #1 LEADING EDGE SLAT (L/H WING) INDENTED BY THE BIRD STRIKE. THE INDENT WAS 12" LONG AND FROM .125" TO .25" IN DEPTH WHICH IS WITHIN THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL (SRM) LIMITS 57-42-01. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND-THE DAMAGE WAS DEFERRED UNDER DMI 245 AND REINSPECTED BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE. NOTE: THE PMI WAS DEBRIEFED ON THIS INCIDENT 04/12/05.