What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed smf. During initial climbout, the aircraft encountered a flock of large birds. The aircraft sustained multiple birdstrikes. Birds hit both wing leading edges, the right inboard flap and the radome. Birds were injested into both engines but appear to have went through the fan bypass and not he core engine. Several fan blades were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SMF. DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF LARGE BIRDS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE BIRDSTRIKES. BIRDS HIT BOTH WING LEADING EDGES, THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP AND THE RADOME. BIRDS WERE INJESTED INTO BOTH ENGINES BUT APPEAR TO HAVE WENT THROUGH THE FAN BYPASS AND NOT HE CORE ENGINE. SEVERAL FAN BLADES WERE DAMAGED.
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