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A widebody transport on takeoff roll just below V1, #3 engine experienced a bird strike causing severe damage. Takeoff was rejected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348974 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 348974 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On takeoff a flock of birds flew into #3 engine producing a compressor stall and severe engine damage. Takeoff was aborted below V1, used medium braking and reverse. After clearing runway, 3 tires deflated due to high brake temperature. Found birds in #3 engine, nose gear well, and suspected birds may have entered #4 engine. Flight attendants reported fire coming out of #4 exhaust at time of incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A WDB ON TKOF ROLL JUST BELOW V1, #3 ENG EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. TKOF WAS REJECTED.
Narrative: ON TKOF A FLOCK OF BIRDS FLEW INTO #3 ENG PRODUCING A COMPRESSOR STALL AND SEVERE ENG DAMAGE. TKOF WAS ABORTED BELOW V1, USED MEDIUM BRAKING AND REVERSE. AFTER CLRING RWY, 3 TIRES DEFLATED DUE TO HIGH BRAKE TEMP. FOUND BIRDS IN #3 ENG, NOSE GEAR WELL, AND SUSPECTED BIRDS MAY HAVE ENTERED #4 ENG. FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED FIRE COMING OUT OF #4 EXHAUST AT TIME OF INCIDENT.
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.