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A bird strike occurred shortly after lift-off. Damage was ascertained to be minimal, and flight crew continued to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 294521 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iah |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 294521 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Shortly after liftoff, struck a small flock of small birds. Impacts were on the radome, left wing, left engine inlet, and left horizontal stabilizer at least 1 was ingested into the left engine causing no abnormal behavior from the engine other than some momentary vibration (which disappeared after a few seconds). We reported the bird strike to ATC. We then made a thorough check of all engine operational parameters, including a visual check of the engine. We then consulted with maintenance control and dispatcher via radio. In light of the fact that we had no abnormal indications we decided the safest course of action was to continue the flight versus an overweight landing in houston. Dispatcher and maintenance control concurred with this decision. Upon landing we discovered 1 fan blade bent slightly out of limits, necessitating its replacement along with the opposite blade. No other damage was found. Supplemental information from acn 294519: the whole aircraft and opposite (#2 engine) was also inspected. No other damage was found.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF. DAMAGE WAS ASCERTAINED TO BE MINIMAL, AND FLC CONTINUED TO DEST.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, STRUCK A SMALL FLOCK OF SMALL BIRDS. IMPACTS WERE ON THE RADOME, L WING, L ENG INLET, AND L HORIZ STABILIZER AT LEAST 1 WAS INGESTED INTO THE L ENG CAUSING NO ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR FROM THE ENG OTHER THAN SOME MOMENTARY VIBRATION (WHICH DISAPPEARED AFTER A FEW SECONDS). WE RPTED THE BIRD STRIKE TO ATC. WE THEN MADE A THOROUGH CHK OF ALL ENG OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS, INCLUDING A VISUAL CHK OF THE ENG. WE THEN CONSULTED WITH MAINT CTL AND DISPATCHER VIA RADIO. IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT WE HAD NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WE DECIDED THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO CONTINUE THE FLT VERSUS AN OVERWT LNDG IN HOUSTON. DISPATCHER AND MAINT CTL CONCURRED WITH THIS DECISION. UPON LNDG WE DISCOVERED 1 FAN BLADE BENT SLIGHTLY OUT OF LIMITS, NECESSITATING ITS REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH THE OPPOSITE BLADE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 294519: THE WHOLE ACFT AND OPPOSITE (#2 ENG) WAS ALSO INSPECTED. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND.
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.