Service difficulty report · Nose Cone · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3075
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Nose Cone
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY MAY HAVE TAKEN A BIRD STRIKE ON THE NOSE CONE, DURING SHORT FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 05-57-07. GROUND ENGINE RUNS WERE ALSO PERFORMED ON BOTH ENGINES. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND.