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The air carrier flight crew of a B727 has a bird strike in the #1 engine during takeoff and performs a high speed reject successfully. The #1 engine was badly damaged by the bird.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371586 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ric |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 371586 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Ingested large black bird with approximately 4 ft wing span in #1 engine. Crew felt bump of impact, heard bang of compressor stall, saw low EPR on #1 engine approximately 1.60 EPR. Rejected takeoff at 120 KTS: V1/vr 128 KTS, and V2 was 144 KTS. Cleared runway 16, the only open runway at the field, and waited 67 mins brakes off to let brakes cool. After aircraft stopped on taxiway, #1 engine was secured by start lever to cutoff. Crew felt unusual vibration as engine spun down. At the gate, mechanics confirmed damage to first and second stage fan blades including 1 first stage blade missing the outer most 3 inches. All damage was contained inside the engine nacelle. I am very proud of the fact everything in this event went just like our training. The control xfer from first officer to captain on a high speed abort is probably the most dangerous, requiring the most physical coordination between people, that we do.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE ACR FLC OF A B727 HAS A BIRD STRIKE IN THE #1 ENG DURING TKOF AND PERFORMS A HIGH SPD REJECT SUCCESSFULLY. THE #1 ENG WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY THE BIRD.
Narrative: INGESTED LARGE BLACK BIRD WITH APPROX 4 FT WING SPAN IN #1 ENG. CREW FELT BUMP OF IMPACT, HEARD BANG OF COMPRESSOR STALL, SAW LOW EPR ON #1 ENG APPROX 1.60 EPR. REJECTED TKOF AT 120 KTS: V1/VR 128 KTS, AND V2 WAS 144 KTS. CLRED RWY 16, THE ONLY OPEN RWY AT THE FIELD, AND WAITED 67 MINS BRAKES OFF TO LET BRAKES COOL. AFTER ACFT STOPPED ON TXWY, #1 ENG WAS SECURED BY START LEVER TO CUTOFF. CREW FELT UNUSUAL VIBRATION AS ENG SPUN DOWN. AT THE GATE, MECHS CONFIRMED DAMAGE TO FIRST AND SECOND STAGE FAN BLADES INCLUDING 1 FIRST STAGE BLADE MISSING THE OUTER MOST 3 INCHES. ALL DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED INSIDE THE ENG NACELLE. I AM VERY PROUD OF THE FACT EVERYTHING IN THIS EVENT WENT JUST LIKE OUR TRAINING. THE CTL XFER FROM FO TO CAPT ON A HIGH SPD ABORT IS PROBABLY THE MOST DANGEROUS, REQUIRING THE MOST PHYSICAL COORD BTWN PEOPLE, THAT WE DO.
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.