Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
October 19, 2000
Submitted
October 24, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N866DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29738
Aircraft time
3,302 hours, 858 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Fuselage
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.

What was found

FLT RETURNED TO JFK DUE TO POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE. PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION, FOUND SMALL AMOUNT OF BLOOD ON LOWER FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR. ALSO SMALL SPOT OF BLOOD ON RIGHT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP. OTHERWISE THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THESE AREAS. INSPECTION OF THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALL OK.