Bird strike ingested into engine.

Attributes
ACN	282369
Time
Date	199409
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sdq
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sdq
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	282369
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Just after takeoff encountered 2 sea gulls. Ingested 1 sea gull into #2 engine. Immediately encountered engine vibrations. Reduced power and returned to las americas international for landing and check for damage. Engine suffered 3 severely bent fan blades. No other problems, landing was normal at 284000 pounds. Deplaned passenger. Maintenance was required before aircraft flew again. (Aircraft A300 airbus).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE INGESTED INTO ENG.

Narrative: JUST AFTER TKOF ENCOUNTERED 2 SEA GULLS. INGESTED 1 SEA GULL INTO #2 ENG. IMMEDIATELY ENCOUNTERED ENG VIBRATIONS. REDUCED PWR AND RETURNED TO LAS AMERICAS INTL FOR LNDG AND CHK FOR DAMAGE. ENG SUFFERED 3 SEVERELY BENT FAN BLADES. NO OTHER PROBS, LNDG WAS NORMAL AT 284000 LBS. DEPLANED PAX. MAINT WAS REQUIRED BEFORE ACFT FLEW AGAIN. (ACFT A300 AIRBUS).

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.