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Flight crew of an medium large transport returned to land after #1 engine failed due to a bird ingestion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rno tower : wjf |
| 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 climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| ASRS Report | 325120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On takeoff from reno's runway 16R, we encountered birds, ingesting 1 or more of them into the #1 engine, causing it to fail. We then uneventfully returned to the airport and landed on runway 16L. Coordination with ATC and ground crews was very good and helpful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG RETURNED TO LAND AFTER #1 ENG FAILED DUE TO A BIRD INGESTION.
Narrative: ON TKOF FROM RENO'S RWY 16R, WE ENCOUNTERED BIRDS, INGESTING 1 OR MORE OF THEM INTO THE #1 ENG, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. WE THEN UNEVENTFULLY RETURNED TO THE ARPT AND LANDED ON RWY 16L. COORD WITH ATC AND GND CREWS WAS VERY GOOD AND HELPFUL.
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.