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Air carrier widebody transport aircraft had 'bird strike' after takeoff causing 1 engine failure and the flight to return to the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 220121 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : anc tower : sjc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 220121 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 220121 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After takeoff, runway heading, at 1000 ft MSL, first officer and I briefly observed something black strike radome right of center. #4 engine overtemped and was shut down. Applicable normal and abnormal checklists were accomplished and uneventful 3 engine landing was made at anchorage. Visual inspection of 4 engine revealed severe damage. Radome was cracked with blood smear. Feathers remained in portions of engine. Suspect a goose was ingested. Our training emphasizes, and we are vigilant for, engine failures at or after V1. This engine failure caught us off guard because we felt as though we had passed the critical phase.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB ACFT HAD 'BIRD STRIKE' AFTER TKOF CAUSING 1 ENG FAILURE AND THE FLT TO RETURN TO THE ARPT.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF, RWY HDG, AT 1000 FT MSL, FO AND I BRIEFLY OBSERVED SOMETHING BLACK STRIKE RADOME R OF CTR. #4 ENG OVERTEMPED AND WAS SHUT DOWN. APPLICABLE NORMAL AND ABNORMAL CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND UNEVENTFUL 3 ENG LNDG WAS MADE AT ANCHORAGE. VISUAL INSPECTION OF 4 ENG REVEALED SEVERE DAMAGE. RADOME WAS CRACKED WITH BLOOD SMEAR. FEATHERS REMAINED IN PORTIONS OF ENG. SUSPECT A GOOSE WAS INGESTED. OUR TRAINING EMPHASIZES, AND WE ARE VIGILANT FOR, ENG FAILURES AT OR AFTER V1. THIS ENG FAILURE CAUGHT US OFF GUARD BECAUSE WE FELT AS THOUGH WE HAD PASSED THE CRITICAL PHASE.
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.