# Incident 20240930017169I: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10, Denver, CO, September 30, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2024, 19:53 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N780SK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N780SK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (registry code 1390015, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2c10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8C5B1 (registry code 30052, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8c5b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8C5B1
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240930017169I

## Narrative

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

ON 09/30/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1953 MDT THE CRJ700 DEPARTING FROM DENVER, CO. (DEN) AFTER DARK, BETWEEN 1100 AND 1500 FEET AGL, RECEIVED A BIRD STRIKE. THE PILOT COULD HEAR WIND ENTERING THE FLIGHT DECK. MOST OF THE FORWARD WINDSCREEN WAS COVERED WITH BIRD REMAINS. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEN, LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HIT 3 LARGE BIRDS; ONE CONTACTED THE CAPTAIN’S SIDE OF THE RADOME, ONE CONTACTED THE FIRST OFFICER’S WINDSCREEN, AND ONE CONTACTED THE RIGHT WING ROOT.

WHILE IN DENVER THE AIRCRAFT HAD REQUIRED REPAIRS FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO PALM SPRINGS, CA (PSP) FOR MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS. AML 1443977 DOCUMENTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAFE FOR FERRY FLIGHT.

DAMAGE WAS AS DOCUMENTED ON AML 1443976: DAMAGE TO UPPER SKIN PANEL, UPPER ELECTRONIC BAY DOOR, AND UNDERLYING STRUCTURE (FRAME FS193 AND STRINGER 14L, LOCATED BETWEEN FS 193.00 – FS 202.75 AND STRINGER 13-17LHS). THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR, CURRENTLY IN WORK AT PSP BEING DOCUMENTED ON CP28951261. WORK HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR PARTS AVAILABILITY.

THE UPPER ELECTRONIC BAY DOOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AS DOCUMENTED ON AML 1443983. A CRACK 1CM LONG WAS FOUND IN THE ELECTRICAL BAY FLOOR WEB, FS193.00 LEFT SIDE AS DOCUMENTED ON CP28979725.

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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