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Bird strike on climb out. Flight crew heard loud bang and felt yaw, but engine parameters were normal. They returned to departure airport and landed uneventfully where they discovered damage from a bird strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331152 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 331152 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out of dtw en route phl we heard a loud bang accompanied by a yaw to right. Engine parameters remained stable. Unsure of the exact problem, we elected to return to dtw as a precautionary measure. After landing, an exterior inspection revealed substantial damage to the #2 engine. Priority handling was requested on our part to expedite our return. Quick work on everyone's part averted a potentially serious situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BIRD STRIKE ON CLBOUT. FLC HEARD LOUD BANG AND FELT YAW, BUT ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. THEY RETURNED TO DEP ARPT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WHERE THEY DISCOVERED DAMAGE FROM A BIRD STRIKE.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT OF DTW ENRTE PHL WE HEARD A LOUD BANG ACCOMPANIED BY A YAW TO R. ENG PARAMETERS REMAINED STABLE. UNSURE OF THE EXACT PROB, WE ELECTED TO RETURN TO DTW AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AFTER LNDG, AN EXTERIOR INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENG. PRIORITY HANDLING WAS REQUESTED ON OUR PART TO EXPEDITE OUR RETURN. QUICK WORK ON EVERYONE'S PART AVERTED A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SIT.
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.