What was found
AFTER DEPARTURE AND CLIMBING THROUGH 800 FT MSL THE AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH A FLOCK OF BIRDS. BOTH WINDSHIELDS WERE DAMAGED AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION FOUND THE FUSELAGE BULKHEAD AT STATION 14.25 (OEM PN 5213025-21) IS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. THIS BULKHEAD IS SPECIFICALLY REFERENCED AS A ‘MAJOR STRUCTURAL MEMBER’ IN SECTION 6-20-01 OF THE AMM. THE CENTER WINDSHIELD STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND UPPER WINDSHIELD CIRCUMFERENTIAL FRAME (CENTER) ARE DAMAGED. THESE AREAS ARE IDENTIFIED AS ‘PRINCIPAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS’ IN SECTION 5-13-00 OF THE AMM. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE AN INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO THE NTSB BASED ON THIS INITIAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.