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An A320 crew reported ingesting two large birds in the #2 engine. After compressor stalls the engine continued to run as the crew declared an emergency and returned land. The aircraft was removed from service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 890177 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb Climb |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
Fight departs VFR. Conditions dry runway. After gear retraction about 500 ft #2 engine ingested two large birds. We experienced two 'thuds' with compressor stalls. N1 and N2 on #2 started to roll back (decrease) then recovered. Vibrations indication showed .5 N1 and .7 N2. Observer on the ground reported two flashes of red and two plumes of black smoke from the #2 engine. Take off weight 162;321 pounds. APU bleed on for increase performance. Flight time 10 minutes total. No odor of bird inside cabin due to APU bleed used for takeoff versus engine bleed. Visual inspection on ground of #2 engine revealed bird strike residue. [We] immediately returned for precautionary landing. Landing weight 160;400 pounds. Vrf 150 KTS max vertical decent at touch down with minimal reverse and low auto brake. [We had an] uneventful taxi in and shut down; contacted dispatch/maintenance control; deplaned passengers [and] canceled flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 crew reported ingesting two large birds in the #2 engine. After compressor stalls the engine continued to run as the crew declared an emergency and returned land. The aircraft was removed from service.
Narrative: Fight departs VFR. Conditions dry runway. After gear retraction about 500 FT #2 engine ingested two large birds. We experienced two 'thuds' with compressor stalls. N1 and N2 on #2 started to roll back (decrease) then recovered. Vibrations indication showed .5 N1 and .7 N2. Observer on the ground reported two flashes of red and two plumes of black smoke from the #2 engine. Take off weight 162;321 LBS. APU bleed on for increase performance. Flight time 10 minutes total. No odor of bird inside cabin due to APU bleed used for takeoff versus engine bleed. Visual inspection on ground of #2 engine revealed bird strike residue. [We] immediately returned for precautionary landing. Landing Weight 160;400 LBS. VRF 150 KTS max vertical decent at touch down with minimal reverse and low auto brake. [We had an] uneventful taxi in and shut down; contacted Dispatch/Maintenance Control; deplaned passengers [and] canceled flight.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.