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Birds' Nests
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 1:41 pm
by ICM
As I recall, a regular part of First Line work at Brize way back was to carry out Bird Nest Checks, to ensure that nothing had begun to nest or roost anywhere within the tail fins. I can see why now. Last Saturday, at the May Duxford Airshow, I was near to G-ASGC and spotted a blackbird (or a black bird) slipping in and out of a space between the top of the rudder and the tailplane bullet.
Re: Birds' Nests
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 12:52 pm
by 1103
We've a family of Crows living in the RH Heat Changer inlet on 150. We have the blanks but until recently we didn't have the means to get up there. Still the chicks had a nice tour of Dunsfold yesterday!
Re: Birds' Nests
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:46 pm
by bobisqueen
From what I remember Bird Nest Checks (BNC's) were carried out March to May (although this was subject to change by the bird man at Bzn)
Their favourite spots were undercarriage bays, inside PFCU panels and the APU exhaust!
Depending on equipment available, BNCs could take a while by the time you had opened up all the PFCU panels checked all intakes, holes and crevices!
Re: Birds' Nests
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2016 2:39 pm
by Jelle Hieminga
We found a few interesting ones in A4O-AB as well. This one was behind the bottom rudder PCU panel. (Photo from 1998)
And a year later this one turned up behind the aileron PCU panel. We plugged up all the holes with chicken wire as a precaution...