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An airbus flight crew ingested a bird on takeoff from sdq and returned to land over the allowable landing weight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451056 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdsd.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mdsd.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 451056 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
Las americas tower, 118.1. Location: runway 17, takeoff phase. Just after rotation, 2 egrets passed in front of the aircraft -- one of which was ingested into the #1 engine. A slight vibration was felt in the aircraft and it was confirmed by the N2 vibration on ECAM. No engine parameters exceeded normal tolerance and the vibration wasn't enough to trigger an advisory on ECAM. We landed at a gross weight of 336000 pounds at a sink rate between 200-300 FPM. An emergency was declared with crash fire rescue equipment equipment in position for potentially hot brakes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS FLC INGESTED A BIRD ON TKOF FROM SDQ AND RETURNED TO LAND OVER THE ALLOWABLE LNDG WT.
Narrative: LAS AMERICAS TWR, 118.1. LOCATION: RWY 17, TKOF PHASE. JUST AFTER ROTATION, 2 EGRETS PASSED IN FRONT OF THE ACFT -- ONE OF WHICH WAS INGESTED INTO THE #1 ENG. A SLIGHT VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE ACFT AND IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE N2 VIBRATION ON ECAM. NO ENG PARAMETERS EXCEEDED NORMAL TOLERANCE AND THE VIBRATION WASN'T ENOUGH TO TRIGGER AN ADVISORY ON ECAM. WE LANDED AT A GROSS WT OF 336000 LBS AT A SINK RATE BTWN 200-300 FPM. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH CFR EQUIP IN POS FOR POTENTIALLY HOT BRAKES.
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.