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Flight crew of A300 encounter a bird strike shortly after takeoff from segu. An unacceptable vibration from the engines results. Declare emergency and return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 604691 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : segu.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 19 msl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : segu.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 604691 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff from segu at approximately 600 ft, had a bird strike followed by vibrations. Engine indications normal, egt, N1 and N2. Declared a mayday, set up FMC, and went to time critical checklist. Advised flight attendant and made a PA of our returning to segu. On final verified emergency equipment was standing by. Overweight landing was normal with a 300 ft descent rate at touchdown. All was normal so advised flight attendant and passenger to remain in their seats while we taxied to parking spot. Requested emergency equipment to follow us to parking and stand by while brake temperatures cooled. Highest temperature was 320 degrees. After brakes cooled, asked tower to release emergency equipment. Emergency was handled properly by tower and crash fire rescue equipment. Called flight support to advise dispatch of event. First officer did a great job.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF A300 ENCOUNTER A BIRD STRIKE SHORTLY AFTER TKOF FROM SEGU. AN UNACCEPTABLE VIBRATION FROM THE ENGS RESULTS. DECLARE EMER AND RETURN TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM SEGU AT APPROX 600 FT, HAD A BIRD STRIKE FOLLOWED BY VIBRATIONS. ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL, EGT, N1 AND N2. DECLARED A MAYDAY, SET UP FMC, AND WENT TO TIME CRITICAL CHKLIST. ADVISED FLT ATTENDANT AND MADE A PA OF OUR RETURNING TO SEGU. ON FINAL VERIFIED EMER EQUIP WAS STANDING BY. OVERWT LNDG WAS NORMAL WITH A 300 FT DSCNT RATE AT TOUCHDOWN. ALL WAS NORMAL SO ADVISED FLT ATTENDANT AND PAX TO REMAIN IN THEIR SEATS WHILE WE TAXIED TO PARKING SPOT. REQUESTED EMER EQUIP TO FOLLOW US TO PARKING AND STAND BY WHILE BRAKE TEMPS COOLED. HIGHEST TEMP WAS 320 DEGS. AFTER BRAKES COOLED, ASKED TWR TO RELEASE EMER EQUIP. EMER WAS HANDLED PROPERLY BY TWR AND CFR. CALLED FLT SUPPORT TO ADVISE DISPATCH OF EVENT. FO DID A GREAT JOB.
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.