Event Details


Title:Birdstrike, Boeing 747-400, YR-HUK, April 12, 1997
Micro summary:This Boeing 747 struck a large bird, causing significant damage.
Event Time:1997-04-12 at 0900 ADT
File Name:1997-04-12-US.pdf
Publishing Agency:National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Publishing Country:USA
Report number:ANC97LA056
Pages:5
Site of event:Approach, Anchorage
Departure:Kai Tak Airport (closed 1998), Hong Kong
Destination:Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Airplane Type(s):Boeing 747-400
Flight Phase:Parked
Registration(s):YR-HUK
Operator(s):Cathay Pacific Airways
Type of flight:Cargo
Occupants:4
Fatalities:0
Serious Injuries:0
Minor/Non-Injured:4
Other Injuries:0
Executive Summary: On April 12, 1997, about 0900 Alaska daylight time, a Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 747-400, VR-HUK, struck a large bird during the approach phase of flight into the Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as an instrument flight rules (IFR) international cargo flight under Title 14 CFR Part 129 when the accident occurred. The airplane, operated as flight CX-084, sustained substantial damage. The captain and first officer, and two relief crew members, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Hong Kong International Airport, on a local date of April 12, 1997, at 1556. The stop in Anchorage was part of a continuing flight to Toronto, Canada.

A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector, Anchorage Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), reported the airplane landed and taxied to a parking spot without the crew having any knowledge of a bird strike. A postflight inspection of the airplane revealed an impact with the leading edge of the left wing, about 2 feet outboard of the number 2 engine. The inspector reported the leading edge of the wing was dented and buckled, several rivets were broken, and the leading edge spar was damaged. A small portion of upper wing composite material was missing.

In the pilot/operator report (NTSB form 6120.1/2) submitted by the operator, the crew indicated no bird impact was noticed during the landing approach. The landing lights were utilized during the approach. The airport's automatic terminal information service (ATIS) included a caution about birds in the vicinity of the airport.
Learning Keywords:Operations - Birdstrike
Consequence - Damage - Airframe or fuselage
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