What was found
BIRD STRIKE IN CRUISE FLIGHT CAUSE DAMAGE TO PILOT WINDSCREEN, CO-PILOT CHIN BUBBLE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BY MECHANIC FOUND DAMAGE TO TWO MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND CO-PILOTS KICK/FLOOR PANEL.
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 2024
- Submitted
- March 6, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N104VU
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135T2
- Aircraft serial
- 0704
- Aircraft time
- 7,349 hours, 2,210 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
- Engine time
- 7,349 hours, 8,187 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Chin Bubble
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.