What was found
AIR TURNBACK, DECLARED EMERGENCY. AFTER TAKEOFF HAD MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES. NO ENG, FLT CONTROL OR AIRFRAME PROBLEMS DURING RETURN TO AUS. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT PER MM, ZERO DAMAGE.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2000
- Submitted
- October 18, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N103SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7372H4
- Aircraft serial
- 23109
- Aircraft time
- 53,861 hours, 57,067 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.