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DC9-50 bird strike at V1 develops erratic engine indications as flight progresses and diverts to dtw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446859 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 446859 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Bird strike at V1, no initial indications of airframe, engine damage, as flight progressed left engine became erratic. We diverted to dtw with company concurrence. My carrier has no guidance for erratic engine problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC9-50 BIRD STRIKE AT V1 DEVELOPS ERRATIC ENG INDICATIONS AS FLT PROGRESSES AND DIVERTS TO DTW.
Narrative: BIRD STRIKE AT V1, NO INITIAL INDICATIONS OF AIRFRAME, ENG DAMAGE, AS FLT PROGRESSED L ENG BECAME ERRATIC. WE DIVERTED TO DTW WITH COMPANY CONCURRENCE. MY CARRIER HAS NO GUIDANCE FOR ERRATIC ENG PROBS.
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.