A320 first officer reported a return to the departure airport after sustaining damage to the #1 engi...

Attributes
ACN	1404256
Time
Date	201611
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	SID ZZZ
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal

Narrative:

When climbing through 2600 ft on are way up to 9000 ft we encountered a flock of geese without warning. Upon impact we had a high engine vibration on the number one engine and the flight attendants reported a foul smell after a bird got sucked into the number 2 pack inlet. We [advised ATC and coordinated a return] with an overweight landing. After landing the emergency trucks inspected the aircraft for damage letting us taxi to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 First Officer reported a return to the departure airport after sustaining damage to the #1 engine and #2 pack inlet door.

Narrative: When climbing through 2600 ft on are way up to 9000 ft we encountered a flock of geese without warning. Upon impact we had a high engine vibration on the number one engine and the flight attendants reported a foul smell after a bird got sucked into the number 2 pack inlet. We [advised ATC and coordinated a return] with an overweight landing. After landing the emergency trucks inspected the aircraft for damage letting us taxi to the gate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

A320 first officer reported a return to the departure airport after sustaining damage to the #1 engine and #2 pack inlet door.