A B757 has to shut down an engine and return for emergency landing after several ducks entered the e...

Attributes
ACN	608256
Time
Date	200402
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl single value : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pdx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 81 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	608256
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Struck an unknown number of birds at rotation on runway 10R pdx. Severe vibration and hot smell. EICAS showed left engine vibration. Captain pulled left engine thrust back and elected to return. I declared emergency and shut down left engine with checklist procedure. Uneventful landing. Significant damage to left engine. Tower reported numerous dead ducks on departure end of runway. I felt rushed in making a quick return to airport. I believe all checklist items were accomplished, though somewhat abbreviated. Tower requested souls and fuel. I was too busy at the time and responded 'stand by.' I never did give information to tower. I felt we could have communicated a little better as a crew. I was not sure initially if the captain wanted to shut down engine or allow it to idle during return.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 HAS TO SHUT DOWN AN ENG AND RETURN FOR EMER LNDG AFTER SEVERAL DUCKS ENTERED THE ENG ON TKOF.

Narrative: STRUCK AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF BIRDS AT ROTATION ON RWY 10R PDX. SEVERE VIBRATION AND HOT SMELL. EICAS SHOWED L ENG VIBRATION. CAPT PULLED L ENG THRUST BACK AND ELECTED TO RETURN. I DECLARED EMER AND SHUT DOWN L ENG WITH CHKLIST PROC. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO L ENG. TWR RPTED NUMEROUS DEAD DUCKS ON DEP END OF RWY. I FELT RUSHED IN MAKING A QUICK RETURN TO ARPT. I BELIEVE ALL CHKLIST ITEMS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, THOUGH SOMEWHAT ABBREVIATED. TWR REQUESTED SOULS AND FUEL. I WAS TOO BUSY AT THE TIME AND RESPONDED 'STAND BY.' I NEVER DID GIVE INFO TO TWR. I FELT WE COULD HAVE COMMUNICATED A LITTLE BETTER AS A CREW. I WAS NOT SURE INITIALLY IF THE CAPT WANTED TO SHUT DOWN ENG OR ALLOW IT TO IDLE DURING RETURN.

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.

A B757 has to shut down an engine and return for emergency landing after several ducks entered the engine on takeoff.