What was found
VERY LOUD BANG SOUND HEARD DURING CLIMB. UPON LANDING, FOUND EVIDENCE OF LARGE BIRD STRIKE OVER FLIGHT DECK AREA. DEFECT STILL OPEN.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2025
- Submitted
- September 23, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N221BZ
- Make and model
- Airbus BD5001A11
- Aircraft serial
- 55206
- Aircraft time
- 7,016 hours, 3,276 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5100 · Standard Practices/Structures
- Part
- Not Reported
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Not Reported
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.