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Air carrier medium large transport ingests birds on initial climb. Flight crew returns to landing and engine damage discovered.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 160475 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdx |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pdx tower : ont |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 12503 flight time type : 7830 |
| ASRS Report | 160475 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
Narrative:
Just after takeoff we apparently hit sea gulls. At 200' AGL, #1 engine egt went up 30 degrees, fuel flow fluctuated, engine vibration increased, burning smell inside cabin and cockpit. Returned to pdx and made precautionary landing. Engine inspection revealed bird feathers in #1 engine core, possible bird hit #2 engine cowling. Flight was cancelled for inspection (borascope). Tower reported 3 dead sea gulls found on runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG INGESTS BIRDS ON INITIAL CLIMB. FLT CREW RETURNS TO LNDG AND ENGINE DAMAGE DISCOVERED.
Narrative: JUST AFTER TKOF WE APPARENTLY HIT SEA GULLS. AT 200' AGL, #1 ENG EGT WENT UP 30 DEGS, FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATED, ENG VIBRATION INCREASED, BURNING SMELL INSIDE CABIN AND COCKPIT. RETURNED TO PDX AND MADE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. ENG INSPECTION REVEALED BIRD FEATHERS IN #1 ENG CORE, POSSIBLE BIRD HIT #2 ENG COWLING. FLT WAS CANCELLED FOR INSPECTION (BORASCOPE). TWR RPTED 3 DEAD SEA GULLS FOUND ON RWY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.