<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1600551, December 2018

B737NG flight crew reported a rejected takeoff following a bird strike in the number 1 engine. Maintenance found major damage to the engine.

Attributes
ACN	1600551
Time
Date	201812
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Type 1776
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Total 10025
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird

Narrative:

On takeoff roll; a large brown bird struck the number one engine. Vibrations and loud rumbling was observed. I aborted the takeoff at about 40 knots. Cleared the runway. Emergency procedures and checklists accomplished. Normal deplaning of the passengers. Debriefed the crew. The mechanic and I inspected the motor; several fan blades severely bent; and interior of the inlet covered in blood. No further evidence of the bird exists.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737NG flight crew reported a rejected takeoff following a bird strike in the Number 1 engine. Maintenance found major damage to the engine.

Narrative: On takeoff roll; a large brown bird struck the number one engine. Vibrations and loud rumbling was observed. I aborted the takeoff at about 40 knots. Cleared the runway. Emergency procedures and checklists accomplished. Normal deplaning of the passengers. Debriefed the crew. The mechanic and I inspected the motor; several fan blades severely bent; and interior of the inlet covered in blood. No further evidence of the bird exists.

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.