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Ingestion of a large bird into the engine of an MD80 on takeoff results in smoke and a smell in the cabin followed by a return to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 560380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 560380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
We had smoke in the cabin and the smell of burning material. We had just left the ground. We turned around. We briefed the passenger. We landed and taxied to the gate. The fire department emt rescue were present. Passenger deplaned by the way of the jetway, forward entry door. No passenger or flight attendants were injured. It was determined by the mechanics that we hit a large bird. Right engine ingested bird.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INGESTION OF A LARGE BIRD INTO THE ENG OF AN MD80 ON TKOF RESULTS IN SMOKE AND A SMELL IN THE CABIN FOLLOWED BY A RETURN TO LAND.
Narrative: WE HAD SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND THE SMELL OF BURNING MATERIAL. WE HAD JUST LEFT THE GND. WE TURNED AROUND. WE BRIEFED THE PAX. WE LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE FIRE DEPT EMT RESCUE WERE PRESENT. PAX DEPLANED BY THE WAY OF THE JETWAY, FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. NO PAX OR FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE MECHS THAT WE HIT A LARGE BIRD. R ENG INGESTED BIRD.
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.