<< >> NASA ASRS Report 570859, January 2003

B737 flight crew initiate high speed takeoff abort after being impacted by large birds when departing mia runway 27L.

Attributes
ACN	570859
Time
Date	200301
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower tower : ggg.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	570859
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	570566
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

B737 takeoff from runway 27L at mia. Several bird strikes to the aircraft nose cone when the aircraft had just passed the intersection of runway 30. Due to the likelihood of engine ingestion and unknown damage, the captain performed a rejected takeoff. The airspeed was over 100 KTS and sufficient runway remained. After an inspection from maintenance, the aircraft returned to the gate and was taken OTS by maintenance. Supplemental information from acn 570566: large birds were spotted just to the right side of the runway centerline. Abort procedures were accomplished by the captain at approximately 110 KTS. Abort procedure was completed with 6000 to 7000 ft of runway remaining.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC INITIATE HIGH SPD TKOF ABORT AFTER BEING IMPACTED BY LARGE BIRDS WHEN DEPARTING MIA RWY 27L.

Narrative: B737 TKOF FROM RWY 27L AT MIA. SEVERAL BIRD STRIKES TO THE ACFT NOSE CONE WHEN THE ACFT HAD JUST PASSED THE INTXN OF RWY 30. DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF ENG INGESTION AND UNKNOWN DAMAGE, THE CAPT PERFORMED A REJECTED TKOF. THE AIRSPD WAS OVER 100 KTS AND SUFFICIENT RWY REMAINED. AFTER AN INSPECTION FROM MAINT, THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND WAS TAKEN OTS BY MAINT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 570566: LARGE BIRDS WERE SPOTTED JUST TO THE R SIDE OF THE RWY CTRLINE. ABORT PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CAPT AT APPROX 110 KTS. ABORT PROC WAS COMPLETED WITH 6000 TO 7000 FT OF RWY REMAINING.

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.