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Medium large transport experiences bird strike immediately after rotation. Serious engine damage results.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 130448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 75 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 130448 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
Narrative:
Immediately after rotation on takeoff on runway 24L at lax, large black birds flew right to left into path of aircraft. One bird went into intake of #2 engine. Lost .10 on err N1 fluctuated plus 2 percent then dropped 7 percent then stabilized back to normal. Retarded throttle 10 percent and returned to airport. Ground inspection revealed major damage to front blades of engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG EXPERIENCES BIRD STRIKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION. SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE RESULTS.
Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION ON TKOF ON RWY 24L AT LAX, LARGE BLACK BIRDS FLEW RIGHT TO LEFT INTO PATH OF ACFT. ONE BIRD WENT INTO INTAKE OF #2 ENGINE. LOST .10 ON ERR N1 FLUCTUATED PLUS 2 PERCENT THEN DROPPED 7 PERCENT THEN STABILIZED BACK TO NORMAL. RETARDED THROTTLE 10 PERCENT AND RETURNED TO ARPT. GND INSPECTION REVEALED MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT BLADES OF ENGINE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.