Service difficulty report · Skin · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
October 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3048
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Skin
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING THE DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD ON THE FUSELAGE, BELOW THE LEFT HAND FORWARD WINDSCREEN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE DESCENT INTO PIT AND LANDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND INSPECTED THE FORWARD FUSELAGE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 05-57-07. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND.