Flight attendant report regarding a bird strike and ingestion on takeoff which caused engine vibrati...

Attributes
ACN	419207
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	419207
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	419507
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	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff we apparently sucked in a bird through the right engine. It must have been a large bird due to the visible indentation left on the engine. The aircraft was vibrating and seemed to really be dragging. We seemed to have insufficient power. Shortly after the occurrence, all 4 flight attendants were in communication via the interphone. There was apparently quite a bit of vibration at the 2R door. The captain soon came on the PA to announce we'd be returning to mia due to an engine problem. From takeoff to landing back in mia, we were in the air 54 mins. To me, that seemed like a long period of time, since the drag we experienced in the rear of the aircraft made it feel as if there was insufficient power to keep us going. I think we all would have liked to have been more informed of the situation, although I do understand that the cockpit crew were probably very busy. No actions were required by the flight attendants. Supplemental information from acn 419507: aircraft was put OTS. Different aircraft was placed on same flight and departed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A BIRD STRIKE AND INGESTION ON TKOF WHICH CAUSED ENG VIBRATION AND APPARENT LOSS OF PWR. THE ACFT RETURN LAND.

Narrative: ON TKOF WE APPARENTLY SUCKED IN A BIRD THROUGH THE R ENG. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A LARGE BIRD DUE TO THE VISIBLE INDENTATION LEFT ON THE ENG. THE ACFT WAS VIBRATING AND SEEMED TO REALLY BE DRAGGING. WE SEEMED TO HAVE INSUFFICIENT PWR. SHORTLY AFTER THE OCCURRENCE, ALL 4 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE IN COM VIA THE INTERPHONE. THERE WAS APPARENTLY QUITE A BIT OF VIBRATION AT THE 2R DOOR. THE CAPT SOON CAME ON THE PA TO ANNOUNCE WE'D BE RETURNING TO MIA DUE TO AN ENG PROB. FROM TKOF TO LNDG BACK IN MIA, WE WERE IN THE AIR 54 MINS. TO ME, THAT SEEMED LIKE A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, SINCE THE DRAG WE EXPERIENCED IN THE REAR OF THE ACFT MADE IT FEEL AS IF THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT PWR TO KEEP US GOING. I THINK WE ALL WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE BEEN MORE INFORMED OF THE SIT, ALTHOUGH I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE COCKPIT CREW WERE PROBABLY VERY BUSY. NO ACTIONS WERE REQUIRED BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 419507: ACFT WAS PUT OTS. DIFFERENT ACFT WAS PLACED ON SAME FLT AND DEPARTED.

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.

Flight attendant report regarding a bird strike and ingestion on takeoff which caused engine vibration and apparent loss of power. The aircraft return land.