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A319 flight crew reported returning to departure airport after a bird strike damaged the left engine on departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1609054 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
We departed [and] at 3;000 feet we encountered a flock of birds. We felt an impact and started getting some vibration. We leveled off and the vibration lessened when the power was reduced. First officer was flying. I gave him the radios and he started heading us back to [departure airport]. There were no ECAM messages. I looked at the non-routine landing considerations checklist. I then briefed the flight attendants and passengers. I sent an ACARS message to dispatch. I called ops and told them we were returning. I ran the overweight landing checklist and did a landing assessment. When I was done [the first officer] has us on a downwind for runway xx. We did a descent/approach checklist and returned for an uneventful landing. We stopped after we cleared the runway for arff to look the aircraft over. They stated the number 1 engine had a dent in the cowling. We shut the number 1 engine down and taxied to the gate. We went to check the damage. It appeared only the #1 engine was hit. Besides the cowling dent there appeared to be fan blade damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 flight crew reported returning to departure airport after a bird strike damaged the left engine on departure.
Narrative: We departed [and] at 3;000 feet we encountered a flock of birds. We felt an impact and started getting some vibration. We leveled off and the vibration lessened when the power was reduced. First Officer was flying. I gave him the radios and he started heading us back to [departure airport]. There were no ECAM messages. I looked at the non-routine landing considerations checklist. I then briefed the flight attendants and passengers. I sent an ACARS message to Dispatch. I called Ops and told them we were returning. I ran the overweight landing checklist and did a landing assessment. When I was done [the First Officer] has us on a downwind for RWY XX. We did a Descent/Approach Checklist and returned for an uneventful landing. We stopped after we cleared the runway for ARFF to look the aircraft over. They stated the number 1 engine had a dent in the cowling. We shut the number 1 engine down and taxied to the gate. We went to check the damage. It appeared only the #1 engine was hit. Besides the cowling dent there appeared to be fan blade damage.
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.