SDR AU960663

Service difficulty report · Wing · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
May 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Engine
Pwa PW121
Part
Wing
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Wing Le Sys
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(AUS) AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A BIRDSTRIKE BY A LARGE WEDGETAIL EAGLE - THE EAGLE GLANCED OFF THE LH WINDSCREEN AND STRUCK THE LH WING LEADING EDGE BETWEEN THE FUSELAGE AND THE ENGINE JUST INBOARD OF THE PROPELLER ARC CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGESTRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL WIRING AND PLUMBING BETWEEN STN YW57.20 ANDYW42.00 - MAJOR DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED TO THE FRONT SPAR AND LOWER WING SKIN IN THE SAME AREA INCLUDING SEPARATION OF THE LOWER SPARBOOM FROM THE MACHINED WEB AND BUCKLING OF THE LOWER SKIN