What was found
DFW - CAPTAIN REPORTED MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES ON CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RADOME. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2010
- Submitted
- November 3, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N478AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49653
- Aircraft time
- 64,202 hours, 33,553 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Radome
- Part number
- 591009135
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.