What was found
IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1500 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE THAT RESULTED WITH A LEFT CHIN BUBBLE WINDOW DEGRADED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR FURTHER DAMAGE WITH NONE FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- December 26, 2018
- Submitted
- December 26, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485EC
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9348
- Aircraft time
- 6,653 hours, 21,365 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Window
- Part number
- B561M10X2001
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Chin Bubble
- Part time
- 6,653 hours, 21,365 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.