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Departing iad out of 300 ft, B757-200 flight crew ingest birds, causing additional gear damage necessitating a return to land in emergency condition.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 610144 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 610144 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas warnings other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
On takeoff runway 30, we hit birds at rotation. Several birds went through left engine. Engine operated ok. Left main landing gear was hit by birds also. Left main gear 'disagree light' and EICAS, landing gear monitor message on EICAS, and 'gear unsafe' light. We didn't raise the gear. Performed the checklists, prepared the cabin for evacuate/evacuation, did fly by iad tower at 1000 ft, asked for the fire trucks and landed uneventfully on runway 30, iad. Gear was inspected by company maintenance before continuing to the gate. Passenger disembarked the conventional way through door 2L. No injuries or other damage reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DEPARTING IAD OUT OF 300 FT, B757-200 FLT CREW INGEST BIRDS, CAUSING ADDITIONAL GEAR DAMAGE NECESSITATING A RETURN TO LAND IN EMER CONDITION.
Narrative: ON TKOF RWY 30, WE HIT BIRDS AT ROTATION. SEVERAL BIRDS WENT THROUGH L ENG. ENG OPERATED OK. L MAIN LNDG GEAR WAS HIT BY BIRDS ALSO. L MAIN GEAR 'DISAGREE LIGHT' AND EICAS, LNDG GEAR MONITOR MESSAGE ON EICAS, AND 'GEAR UNSAFE' LIGHT. WE DIDN'T RAISE THE GEAR. PERFORMED THE CHKLISTS, PREPARED THE CABIN FOR EVAC, DID FLY BY IAD TWR AT 1000 FT, ASKED FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON RWY 30, IAD. GEAR WAS INSPECTED BY COMPANY MAINT BEFORE CONTINUING TO THE GATE. PAX DISEMBARKED THE CONVENTIONAL WAY THROUGH DOOR 2L. NO INJURIES OR OTHER DAMAGE RPTED.
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.