# Incident 20240401003229I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2D24, Dallas, TX, April 1, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2024, 10:25 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249LR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249LR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (registry code 1390016, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2d24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8C5 (registry code 30050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2D24
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8C5
- People aboard: 80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240401003229I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DFW AND WHEN CLIMBING BETWEEN 13,000 AND 14,000 FEET THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD OF UNKNOWN TYPE.  THE CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND BIRD REMAINS COVERED THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD.  THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, BUT STATED THEY DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY DUE TO NO OTHER MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT.  UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE NOSE AREA.  THE BIRD CAUSED THE RIGHT SIDE NOSE AVIONICS PANEL TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE PANEL LATCHES WERE BROKEN IN THE IMPACT CAUSING THE PANEL TO DEPART.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SKIN DAMAGE ABOVE THE RIGHT SIDE PITOT TUBE BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION(FS) 210 AND FS 220 BETWEEN STRINGER 13A AND 14A IN THE RVSM AREA.  THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED AT FS 193 BETWEEN BL 13 AND BL 22.  LASTLY, THERE WAS SKIN DEFORMATION NOTED AFT OF RIGHT HAND FS 193 BETWEEN BL 22 AND STRINGER 14A.  THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REPAIR TO RETURN TO SERVICE.

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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