Medium large transport ingested a hawk in the left engine, declared an emergency and returned, makin...

Attributes
ACN	362873
Time
Date	199703
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	362873
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

On takeoff, a large hawk was ingested in the left engine. Declared emergency, returned to field, VFR, made a normal uneventful 2 engine approach and landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG INGESTED A HAWK IN THE L ENG, DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED, MAKING A 2 ENG LNDG.

Narrative: ON TKOF, A LARGE HAWK WAS INGESTED IN THE L ENG. DECLARED EMER, RETURNED TO FIELD, VFR, MADE A NORMAL UNEVENTFUL 2 ENG APCH AND LNDG.

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.

Medium large transport ingested a hawk in the left engine, declared an emergency and returned, making a 2 engine landing.