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FOD bird strike on an FK100 creates smoke and fumes within the aircraft which has to return land at dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 10.5 flight attendant time total : 10.5 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 539738 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab 1 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Cabin Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff, while still in my jump seat, I had just finished making my first set of PA's to the passenger. Just after that, within seconds, I heard a loud bang sound. It seemed almost instantly a foul smell filled the cabin. I picked up the phone and called the flight attendant in back and asked her if she heard the sound, she said no, but that the cabin was filling with smoke and that she had pulled the halons out. While we were on the phone, the captain picked up and told us to 'stand by.' I knew then he was aware there was a problem and that he would get back with us. We hung up and got out of our jump seats so that we could observe what was going on so we could inform the captain once he got back with us. It was then that first class passenger and passenger in main cabin on the right said that we had hit a flock of birds, we even saw the damage of the wing. At that time I didn't wait to hear from the captain -- I called him back and told him everything from the dent in the wing to the smoke that had dissipated to the foul smell. Shortly after we were preparing for landing. Everything happened so fast and I believe the cockpit crew were very professional and we all reacted quickly, calm and as professional as we (flight attendants) could, even though we were shaken up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FOD BIRD STRIKE ON AN FK100 CREATES SMOKE AND FUMES WITHIN THE ACFT WHICH HAS TO RETURN LAND AT DFW, TX.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, WHILE STILL IN MY JUMP SEAT, I HAD JUST FINISHED MAKING MY FIRST SET OF PA'S TO THE PAX. JUST AFTER THAT, WITHIN SECONDS, I HEARD A LOUD BANG SOUND. IT SEEMED ALMOST INSTANTLY A FOUL SMELL FILLED THE CABIN. I PICKED UP THE PHONE AND CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANT IN BACK AND ASKED HER IF SHE HEARD THE SOUND, SHE SAID NO, BUT THAT THE CABIN WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE AND THAT SHE HAD PULLED THE HALONS OUT. WHILE WE WERE ON THE PHONE, THE CAPT PICKED UP AND TOLD US TO 'STAND BY.' I KNEW THEN HE WAS AWARE THERE WAS A PROB AND THAT HE WOULD GET BACK WITH US. WE HUNG UP AND GOT OUT OF OUR JUMP SEATS SO THAT WE COULD OBSERVE WHAT WAS GOING ON SO WE COULD INFORM THE CAPT ONCE HE GOT BACK WITH US. IT WAS THEN THAT FIRST CLASS PAX AND PAX IN MAIN CABIN ON THE R SAID THAT WE HAD HIT A FLOCK OF BIRDS, WE EVEN SAW THE DAMAGE OF THE WING. AT THAT TIME I DIDN'T WAIT TO HEAR FROM THE CAPT -- I CALLED HIM BACK AND TOLD HIM EVERYTHING FROM THE DENT IN THE WING TO THE SMOKE THAT HAD DISSIPATED TO THE FOUL SMELL. SHORTLY AFTER WE WERE PREPARING FOR LNDG. EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO FAST AND I BELIEVE THE COCKPIT CREW WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND WE ALL REACTED QUICKLY, CALM AND AS PROFESSIONAL AS WE (FLT ATTENDANTS) COULD, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE SHAKEN UP.
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.