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Flight crew of cpr light transport jet observed higher than normal engine temperature at high altitude cruise on 1 engine and found out after landing that it was probably due to a bird strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 268279 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 45000 msl bound upper : 45000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 268279 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In cruise noticed right engine temperature 50 degrees C higher than left engine. Engine operated normally otherwise. Upon landing at pwk (pal- waukee, chicago) exterior walk around revealed blood and feathers on lower radome and feathers on engine cowling. No interior damage to engine found with boroscope. No damage to radome.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF CPR LTT JET OBSERVED HIGHER THAN NORMAL ENG TEMP AT HIGH ALT CRUISE ON 1 ENG AND FOUND OUT AFTER LNDG THAT IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE.
Narrative: IN CRUISE NOTICED R ENG TEMP 50 DEGS C HIGHER THAN L ENG. ENG OPERATED NORMALLY OTHERWISE. UPON LNDG AT PWK (PAL- WAUKEE, CHICAGO) EXTERIOR WALK AROUND REVEALED BLOOD AND FEATHERS ON LOWER RADOME AND FEATHERS ON ENG COWLING. NO INTERIOR DAMAGE TO ENG FOUND WITH BOROSCOPE. NO DAMAGE TO RADOME.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.