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.
During climb-out at kphx, and at about 12,000', the flight crew heard a very large bang and a pop in the pressurization. The crew declared an emergency and returned to kphx, with an uneventful landing. It was determined that the flight received multiple bird strikes of what is believed to be western grebe, a duck of approximately 3.3 pounds. The bird strikes were most pronounced just above the pilots first officers position and the wing to body fairing just under the right wing to body area. The aircraft received substantial damage due ot structural damage in both bird strike areas. There were no injuries, and the passengers were deplaned normally at the gate.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMB-OUT AT KPHX, AND AT ABOUT 12,000', THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A VERY LARGE BANG AND A POP IN THE PRESSURIZATION. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KPHX, WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FLIGHT RECEIVED MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES OF WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE WESTERN GREBE, A DUCK OF APPROXIMATELY 3.3 POUNDS. THE BIRD STRIKES WERE MOST PRONOUNCED JUST ABOVE THE PILOTS FIRST OFFICERS POSITION AND THE WING TO BODY FAIRING JUST UNDER THE RIGHT WING TO BODY AREA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE OT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN BOTH BIRD STRIKE AREAS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY AT THE GATE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.