# Incident 20050409007059I: Boeing 7378BK, Fort Myers, FL, April 9, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2005, 09:56 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SCNA
- Location: 26.5362° N, 81.7552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (RSW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5362&lon=-81.7552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808SY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N808SY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-8BK (registry code 13844FG, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8bk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B27 series (registry code 13046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b27-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7378BK
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050409007059I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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