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Widebody transport aircraft experienced bird ingestion in left engine at approximately 400' MSL after takeoff ewr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 172437 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 400 msl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 27000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 172437 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 172438 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At 400' the copilot saw a bird pass under the nose and immediately a left engine vibration. The copilot was flying and continued while I reduced power to idle. I advised departure we were declaring an emergency. We were then cleared for a visibility to 4R at ewr. We continued the approach and landed with no further problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB ACFT EXPERIENCED BIRD INGESTION IN LEFT ENGINE AT APPROX 400' MSL AFTER TKOF EWR.
Narrative: AT 400' THE COPLT SAW A BIRD PASS UNDER THE NOSE AND IMMEDIATELY A LEFT ENG VIBRATION. THE COPLT WAS FLYING AND CONTINUED WHILE I REDUCED PWR TO IDLE. I ADVISED DEP WE WERE DECLARING AN EMER. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR A VIS TO 4R AT EWR. WE CONTINUED THE APCH AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBS.
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.