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Air carrier flight crew reported returning to departure airport due to a bird strike shortly after takeoff that resulted in failure of the left engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1401353 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
We departed [and] were given a right turn to a 125 heading on the climb out. While on climb out at about 2200 ft we had a bird strike in the left engine. We leveled off at 3000 ft and complied with the engine severe damage checklist and secured the engine. We also [advised ATC] and returned for an overweight landing. The landing was smooth and we had no other problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew reported returning to departure airport due to a bird strike shortly after takeoff that resulted in failure of the left engine.
Narrative: We departed [and] were given a right turn to a 125 heading on the climb out. While on climb out at about 2200 ft we had a bird strike in the left engine. We leveled off at 3000 ft and complied with the engine severe damage checklist and secured the engine. We also [advised ATC] and returned for an overweight landing. The landing was smooth and we had no other problems.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.