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Attributes | |
ACN | 631995 |
Time | |
Date | 200409 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
State Reference | NY |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 40 |
Environment | |
Light | Dusk |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : lga.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-800 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
ASRS Report | 631995 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter : birds |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On landing at lga at about 40 ft I saw a seagull cross left to right in front of aircraft. It was large with a 2-3 ft wingspan and gray. It missed the nose as it dived out of the way to the right of the nose but we felt a thump at about 20 ft AGL and shortly after that touched down while the smell of burnt feathers and seabird began to permeate the air in the aircraft. On rollout I had the first officer turn off right pack and bleed and the smell began to dissipate. As we taxied clear of runway I had first officer shut down right engine and he notified operations and maintenance who then met the aircraft at the gate. Engine inspection verified that right engine had ingested the bird.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 INGEST A SEAGULL INTO THE R ENG ON LNDG. THE FLT CREW TURNED OFF THE PACK AND SHUT DOWN THE ENG AFTER LNDG.
Narrative: ON LNDG AT LGA AT ABOUT 40 FT I SAW A SEAGULL CROSS L TO R IN FRONT OF ACFT. IT WAS LARGE WITH A 2-3 FT WINGSPAN AND GRAY. IT MISSED THE NOSE AS IT DIVED OUT OF THE WAY TO THE R OF THE NOSE BUT WE FELT A THUMP AT ABOUT 20 FT AGL AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT TOUCHED DOWN WHILE THE SMELL OF BURNT FEATHERS AND SEABIRD BEGAN TO PERMEATE THE AIR IN THE ACFT. ON ROLLOUT I HAD THE FO TURN OFF R PACK AND BLEED AND THE SMELL BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. AS WE TAXIED CLR OF RWY I HAD FO SHUT DOWN R ENG AND HE NOTIFIED OPS AND MAINT WHO THEN MET THE ACFT AT THE GATE. ENG INSPECTION VERIFIED THAT R ENG HAD INGESTED THE BIRD.
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.