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Bird strike right after takeoff caused flight crew to declare an emergency and return to land after 1 engine failed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 296886 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msy |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msy tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 296886 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
After takeoff, hit large flock of sea gulls that were not visible during takeoff roll. They appeared as we penetrated low lying clouds. We observed surging on both engines. Loss of power on left engine, right engine continued to run well. Performed checklists, shut down left engine. Could not land runway 1 due to low visibility. Received vectors, flew the ILS for landing on runway 28. Inspected by crash crew after runway turnoff. Taxi to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BIRD STRIKE RIGHT AFTER TKOF CAUSED FLC TO DECLARE AN EMER AND RETURN TO LAND AFTER 1 ENG FAILED.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF, HIT LARGE FLOCK OF SEA GULLS THAT WERE NOT VISIBLE DURING TKOF ROLL. THEY APPEARED AS WE PENETRATED LOW LYING CLOUDS. WE OBSERVED SURGING ON BOTH ENGS. LOSS OF PWR ON L ENG, R ENG CONTINUED TO RUN WELL. PERFORMED CHKLISTS, SHUT DOWN L ENG. COULD NOT LAND RWY 1 DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY. RECEIVED VECTORS, FLEW THE ILS FOR LNDG ON RWY 28. INSPECTED BY CRASH CREW AFTER RWY TURNOFF. TAXI TO GATE.
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.