AS2553 - Incident: Horizon DH8D at Seattle on Apr 25th 2022
Created Tuesday, Apr 26th 2022 19:22Z, last updated Tuesday, Apr 26th 2022 19:22Z
A Horizon Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Alaska Air, registration N403QX performing flight AS-2553 from Victoria,BC (Canada) to Seattle,WA (USA), was on approach to Seattle's runway 16L descending through about 7000 feet when the aircraft flew through a flock of birds and received a number of impacts. The aircraft continued for a landing without further incident.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FLOCK OF BIRDS DAMAGING PANEL ABOVE FIRST OFFICERS WINDOW, SEATTLE, WA."
Source: The Aviation Herald