Large transport has bird ingestion at 200 ft AGL. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	276349
Time
Date	199407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	276349
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Takeoff runway 28 bwi. Approximately 200 ft (gear in transit), 4 mallard ducks were ingested into the left engine. Vibration monitors indicated serious vibration. Bwi tower was notified and returned to bwi airport to land on runway 33L. Total time in air was less than 10 mins total time. The engine was not shut down due to all parameters monitored, ie, temperatures, N1, N2 oil pressure were normal. The vibration eliminated with reduced thrust. The controller was very helpful and efficient in handling this situation. There were no injuries, and no conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT HAS BIRD INGESTION AT 200 FT AGL. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: TKOF RWY 28 BWI. APPROX 200 FT (GEAR IN TRANSIT), 4 MALLARD DUCKS WERE INGESTED INTO THE L ENG. VIBRATION MONITORS INDICATED SERIOUS VIBRATION. BWI TWR WAS NOTIFIED AND RETURNED TO BWI ARPT TO LAND ON RWY 33L. TOTAL TIME IN AIR WAS LESS THAN 10 MINS TOTAL TIME. THE ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN DUE TO ALL PARAMETERS MONITORED, IE, TEMPS, N1, N2 OIL PRESSURE WERE NORMAL. THE VIBRATION ELIMINATED WITH REDUCED THRUST. THE CTLR WAS VERY HELPFUL AND EFFICIENT IN HANDLING THIS SIT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO CONFLICT.

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.