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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-3H4 · Nashville, TN · June 2, 2011

Date: June 2, 2011 · 11:20 local
Place: Nashville, TN
Airport: Nashville International Airpor
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N640SW
Reported as: Boeing 737-3H4
Reported engine: CFM International CFM56-3B
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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

During initial climbout, a bird strike occurred. Initial impact was just above the captain's windshield. Subsequent impact was on the vertical stabilizer approximately 3 feet from the top. Damage to the vertical stabilizer was approximately 6 inches long and two inches deep. The captain returned to the Nashville international airport and landed uneventfully. There were no injuries to crew or passengers.

As the FAA filed it

DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT, A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED. INITIAL IMPACT WAS JUST ABOVE THE CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD. SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WAS ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET FROM THE TOP. DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG AND TWO INCHES DEEP. THE CAPTAIN RETURNED TO THE NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PASSENGERS.