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SWA1379/B38M DEPARTED DCA TO HOU ON THE CLUTCH DEPARTURE. THE PILOT DECLARED STRIKING A FLOCK OF BIRDS SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED THEIR CLIMB AT 060 AND RAN THEIR CHECKLISTS AND ASSESSED THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. AFTER CLIMBING TO 080, BURNING MORE FUEL, AND OBSERVING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED FOR THE AIRCRAFT, AND THEY LANDED SAFELY ON RWY 33L AT BWI AT 1913Z |