20181211023429I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A-340 · Houston, TX · December 11, 2018

Date: December 11, 2018 · 14:00 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: George Bush Intercontinental
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: CNFF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: F-GLZJ
Reported as: Airbus A-340
Reported engine: CFM International CFM56-5C4/1
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.

The listed aircraft arrived at approximately 13:40 l @ gate D-4 and the inspector was notified at approximately 14:00 by ground management of the damage incurred by the vehicle. Damage was a result from intercepting a flock of birds during approach is described as follows:

1. RH inboard leading edge slat dented at an rib and just inboard of that slat rib. Dent is approx. 5 inch circumference, .80 inches deep with one missing rivet head and no visual cracks seen.

2. Multiple areas of impact locations on both left and right side of aircraft lower fuselage, lower wing surfaces and engine pylons. No apparent visual damage to structure.

3. Nr. 2 LH slat outboard track attachment point fairing panel damaged. No apparent visual damage to surrounding structure. Item is forward of lower wing panel nr. 522LB.

4. RH pitot tube struck with no apparent visual damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE LISTED AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 13:40 L @ GATE D-4 AND THE INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED AT APPROXIMATELY 14:00 BY GROUND MANAGEMENT OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED BY THE VEHICLE. DAMAGE WAS A RESULT FROM INTERCEPTING A FLOCK OF BIRDS DURING APPROACH IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

1. RH INBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT DENTED AT AN RIB AND JUST INBOARD OF THAT SLAT RIB. DENT IS APPROX. 5 INCH CIRCUMFERENCE, .80 INCHES DEEP WITH ONE MISSING RIVET HEAD AND NO VISUAL CRACKS SEEN.

2. MULTIPLE AREAS OF IMPACT LOCATIONS ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT LOWER FUSELAGE, LOWER WING SURFACES AND ENGINE PYLONS. NO APPARENT VISUAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE.

3. NR. 2 LH SLAT OUTBOARD TRACK ATTACHMENT POINT FAIRING PANEL DAMAGED. NO APPARENT VISUAL DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING STRUCTURE. ITEM IS FORWARD OF LOWER WING PANEL NR. 522LB.

4. RH PITOT TUBE STRUCK WITH NO APPARENT VISUAL DAMAGE.