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A B737-800 flight crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport after ingesting a large bird in the left engine on initial climbout.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 943755 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
Just after liftoff; we ingested a large hawk in our number 1 engine. The engine continued running; but a vibration of 2.4 was noted on the vibration gage. We elected to declare an emergency and return for an overweight landing. Aside from the aforementioned; it was a totally routine flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 flight crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport after ingesting a large bird in the left engine on initial climbout.
Narrative: Just after liftoff; we ingested a large hawk in our number 1 engine. The engine continued running; but a vibration of 2.4 was noted on the vibration gage. We elected to declare an emergency and return for an overweight landing. Aside from the aforementioned; it was a totally routine 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.