What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 25, 2025, at approximately 0112Z, aircraft privacy data omitted, BD-100-1A10, was departing khou on runway 22 enroute to kcgf with VFR conditions. The pilot stated that the aircraft climbed with normal light turbulence (engine thrust) and once at cruising altitude the weather was clear the rest of the way to kcgf, and they landed at kcgf with no issues. During the post-flight walk around the pilot noticed the right-hand engine inlet (anti-ice) faring had minor damage at the 5 o’clock position (lower outboard) with remains from a bird. It appeared the bird was not ingested into the engine due to the trail of remains on the outside of the engine cowling trailing to the rear and that there was no visible evidence in the engine 1st stage compressor blades. The crew did not see any birds or hear any unusual noise during the flight and are unsure when the impact to took place. Pilot felt that it most likely happened at climb out.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 25, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 0112Z, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, BD-100-1A10, WAS DEPARTING KHOU ON RUNWAY 22 ENROUTE TO KCGF WITH VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED WITH NORMAL LIGHT TURBULENCE (ENGINE THRUST) AND ONCE AT CRUISING ALTITUDE THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR THE REST OF THE WAY TO KCGF, AND THEY LANDED AT KCGF WITH NO ISSUES. DURING THE POST-FLIGHT WALK AROUND THE PILOT NOTICED THE RIGHT-HAND ENGINE INLET (ANTI-ICE) FARING HAD MINOR DAMAGE AT THE 5 O’CLOCK POSITION (LOWER OUTBOARD) WITH REMAINS FROM A BIRD. IT APPEARED THE BIRD WAS NOT INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE DUE TO THE TRAIL OF REMAINS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING TRAILING TO THE REAR AND THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE IN THE ENGINE 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADES. THE CREW DID NOT SEE ANY BIRDS OR HEAR ANY UNUSUAL NOISE DURING THE FLIGHT AND ARE UNSURE WHEN THE IMPACT TO TOOK PLACE. PILOT FELT THAT IT MOST LIKELY HAPPENED AT CLIMB OUT.