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B767-300 flight crew during takeoff has several birds ingested into the right engine. Engine operates normal and flight continues to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 693095 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14800 flight time type : 5400 |
| ASRS Report | 693095 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On departure iad; normal start to takeoff. At about 100 KTS the right engine had about 2 bird strikes. All engine parameters were normal and had no disruption. Shortly after takeoff; we checked the aft cabin. They reported a short-lived burning feather smell from the air conditioning. As the birds passed the nose of the aircraft; they looked about the size of robins. The engine ran normally to cruise. Then after 1 hour of cruise; the throttles had about 1 knob split; with the #2 engine back; in order to match most engine parameters. The only difference was the EPR. The left EPR was 1.3; the right engine 1.28. Engine vibration; N1 at cruise was 3.0. Our guess was that this was related to the bird strike; possibly contamination of the engine inlet probes. We consulted with line maintenance; and concurred that as long as the parameters were normal we would continue to ZZZ. The engine ran normally all the way to destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 FLT CREW DURING TKOF HAS SEVERAL BIRDS INGESTED INTO THE R ENG. ENG OPERATES NORMAL AND FLT CONTINUES TO DEST.
Narrative: ON DEP IAD; NORMAL START TO TKOF. AT ABOUT 100 KTS THE R ENG HAD ABOUT 2 BIRD STRIKES. ALL ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL AND HAD NO DISRUPTION. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF; WE CHKED THE AFT CABIN. THEY RPTED A SHORT-LIVED BURNING FEATHER SMELL FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING. AS THE BIRDS PASSED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT; THEY LOOKED ABOUT THE SIZE OF ROBINS. THE ENG RAN NORMALLY TO CRUISE. THEN AFTER 1 HR OF CRUISE; THE THROTTLES HAD ABOUT 1 KNOB SPLIT; WITH THE #2 ENG BACK; IN ORDER TO MATCH MOST ENG PARAMETERS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE EPR. THE L EPR WAS 1.3; THE R ENG 1.28. ENG VIBRATION; N1 AT CRUISE WAS 3.0. OUR GUESS WAS THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO THE BIRD STRIKE; POSSIBLY CONTAMINATION OF THE ENG INLET PROBES. WE CONSULTED WITH LINE MAINT; AND CONCURRED THAT AS LONG AS THE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL WE WOULD CONTINUE TO ZZZ. THE ENG RAN NORMALLY ALL THE WAY TO DEST.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.