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Old 11-04-2005 | 05:56 PM
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I did not realize there was a bird that could fly that high!

ACFT, UPS28, A B757, ENROUTE FROM SDF TO MHR, STRUCK A GOOSE AT FL360.
ACFT DESCENDED TO FL280, DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD BEING CRACKED AND CONTINUED
ON TO DESTINATION. PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. OVER COLORADO
SPRINGS, CO
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Old 11-04-2005 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel 10
I did not realize there was a bird that could fly that high!

ACFT, UPS28, A B757, ENROUTE FROM SDF TO MHR, STRUCK A GOOSE AT FL360.
ACFT DESCENDED TO FL280, DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD BEING CRACKED AND CONTINUED
ON TO DESTINATION. PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. OVER COLORADO
SPRINGS, CO

I really doubt there was a bird at that height. Either the report has the altitude wrong or they didn't really hit a bird. I've had three windshield cracks in my career. One at FL350 was rather disconcerting. None of the events occurred as a result of a bird strike, rather a faulty windshield heat.

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