Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport: Wildlife Strikes

Notable strikes

• 2015-03-23 · B-737-800 · Ring-necked duck · Substantial

  Id by smithsonian. Aal 2343 deptd for ord at 2107l. Struck birds (assume 2-10) at 1500-2000 ft agl. Retd to dfw on alert ii conditions. RWY 17c closed from 2114 to 2124 hrs. A/c landed safely at 2114. RWY 17r closed for special cfr 139 inspn from 2133 to…

• 2015-03-06 · B-737-800 · Snow goose · Substantial

  Id by smithsonian. Four samples recvd all id as snow goose. A/c returned due to engine vibration under alert 11 conditions. Snarge collected at gate. Engine not compromised in terms of thrust or operability. Gouge caused by the birds causing fan blades to…

• 2015-04-09 · B-737-800 · Swainson's hawk · Substantial

  Id by smithsonian. Aal1300 alert ii. During climb at 50-100 fet severe vibration in ENG caused by birdstrike. Emergency was declared. Pilot retarded power. Landed RWY 18r and taxied to gate w/o incident. Pilot reptd 4-5 blades were damaged. RWY was closed for…

• 2017-09-26 · A-321 · Blue grosbeak · Substantial

  Mor remarks: american ramp tower called at 0330z to ask which RWY aal2263 landed. Ac landed RWY 17c. Ramp advsd that they had a bird strike and damaged the radome and had a dent in it and was doing further investigation. 0335: airport ops ntfd. 0348: no…

• 2022-09-19 · A-320 · Sora · Substantial

  From mor: dal1661, a320, dfw-dtw, acft departed and pilot reported a birdstrike. Pilot elected to return to dfw and held a circled to burn fuel. Pilot reported that the outer windshield was cracked. The crew did not declare an emergency and was not on oxygen…