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CHOC OISEAUX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bird strike
1, record 1, English, bird%20strike
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bird impact 2, record 1, English, bird%20impact
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An incident deemed to have occurred whenever (a) a pilot reports a bird strike; (b) aircraft maintenance personnel identify damage to an aircraft as having been caused by a bird strike; (c) personnel on the ground report seeing an aircraft strike one or more birds; or (d) bird remains, whether in whole or in part, are found on an airside pavement area or within 200 ft of a runway, unless another reason for the bird's death is identified. 3, record 1, English, - bird%20strike
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bird strike: term standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee. 4, record 1, English, - bird%20strike
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité (Transport aérien)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- impact d'oiseau
1, record 1, French, impact%20d%27oiseau
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- choc d'oiseau 2, record 1, French, choc%20d%27oiseau
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un impact d'oiseau est reconnu s'être produit lorsque : a) un pilote rapporte un impact d'oiseau; b) une personne chargée de la maintenance des aéronefs détermine qu'un aéronef a été endommagé par un impact d'oiseau; c) un membre du personnel au sol déclare avoir vu un aéronef entrer en collision avec un ou plusieurs oiseaux; d) des restes d'oiseau, complets ou partiels, sont trouvés sur la zone aménagée côté piste ou dans un périmètre de 200 pi [pieds] d'une piste, à moins qu'une autre cause puisse expliquer la mort de l'oiseau. 3, record 1, French, - impact%20d%27oiseau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
impact d'oiseau : terme normalisé par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne et uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes. 4, record 1, French, - impact%20d%27oiseau
Record 1, Key term(s)
- impact d'oiseaux
- choc d'oiseaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- choque con aves
1, record 1, Spanish, choque%20con%20aves
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- impacto con aves 2, record 1, Spanish, impacto%20con%20aves
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 1, Key term(s)
- choque con ave
- impacto con ave
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