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A B737-200 after takeoff from sat, at 100 ft, declared an emergency and returned to land due to bird ingestion into the left engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 615450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sat.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sat.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 615450 |
| 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 other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
First officer PF. Approximately 100 ft AGL after takeoff, bird descending right to left ingested in #1 engine. First officer perceived bird size of seagull. Captain perceived bird size of crow. FOD indications: loud bang and compressor stall. Captain observed #1 EPR drop and egt fluctuation. Reduced #1 engine power and stall cleared after 1 loud bang and 3 chugs. Declared emergency with tower, advised event and intent for left 270 degree turn to land runway 12R. Simultaneously, briefed plan with flight attendants and passenger over PA. Maintained VFR left turn from departure runway 3, set up for ILS runway 12R, performed landing checklist with heavy weight consideration. Confirmed final runway 12R with tower and landed. Cleared runway, requested crash fire rescue equipment crew inspection of left engine. Briefed passenger on subsequent safe status and taxi to departure gate. Engine postflt inspection revealed C1 damage. Up to 6 inches of several blades bent forward or torn. Tailpipe smelled like chicken roasted with feathers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 AFTER TKOF FROM SAT, AT 100 FT, DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND DUE TO BIRD INGESTION INTO THE L ENG.
Narrative: FO PF. APPROX 100 FT AGL AFTER TKOF, BIRD DSNDING R TO L INGESTED IN #1 ENG. FO PERCEIVED BIRD SIZE OF SEAGULL. CAPT PERCEIVED BIRD SIZE OF CROW. FOD INDICATIONS: LOUD BANG AND COMPRESSOR STALL. CAPT OBSERVED #1 EPR DROP AND EGT FLUCTUATION. REDUCED #1 ENG PWR AND STALL CLRED AFTER 1 LOUD BANG AND 3 CHUGS. DECLARED EMER WITH TWR, ADVISED EVENT AND INTENT FOR L 270 DEG TURN TO LAND RWY 12R. SIMULTANEOUSLY, BRIEFED PLAN WITH FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX OVER PA. MAINTAINED VFR L TURN FROM DEP RWY 3, SET UP FOR ILS RWY 12R, PERFORMED LNDG CHKLIST WITH HVY WT CONSIDERATION. CONFIRMED FINAL RWY 12R WITH TWR AND LANDED. CLRED RWY, REQUESTED CFR CREW INSPECTION OF L ENG. BRIEFED PAX ON SUBSEQUENT SAFE STATUS AND TAXI TO DEP GATE. ENG POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED C1 DAMAGE. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SEVERAL BLADES BENT FORWARD OR TORN. TAILPIPE SMELLED LIKE CHICKEN ROASTED WITH FEATHERS.
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.