A B737-500 on takeoff at 50 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to smell and smoke in the cabi...

Attributes
ACN	407263
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15320 flight time type : 5600
ASRS Report	407263
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Just after takeoff, air carrier flight xyz experienced vibration from an unknown source. This was just before gear retraction. There was a burning type of smell in the cockpit and the cabin reported smoke with a strong smell. Normal checklists were followed after takeoff. After power reduction, vibration diminished slightly and the smell diminished in the cockpit. Cabin indicated smoke and smell. An emergency was declared with norfolk tower. Flight xyz was vectored for approach to runway 5 at orf. During close in approach the tower reported heavy rain and gusty winds. The crosswind and the heavy rain made a go around necessary. After the go around we determined that the WX at orf was not suitable and we elected to proceed to the closest alternate due to the reported WX at orf. The closest airport with good WX was phf. Approach and landing at phf was normal. No evacuate/evacuation was necessary and we taxied to the ramp. We determined en route from orf to phf that the most likely problem was the #2 engine. The engine parameters were normal except for the #2 engine vibration indicator which was between 3 and 4. Postflt inspection indicated bird strike to the #2 engine with damage to the fan blades.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 ON TKOF AT 50 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO SMELL AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN WITH ASSOCIATED #2 ENG VIBRATION. CAUSED BY BIRD INGESTION INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE FAN BLADES.

Narrative: JUST AFTER TKOF, ACR FLT XYZ EXPERIENCED VIBRATION FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. THIS WAS JUST BEFORE GEAR RETRACTION. THERE WAS A BURNING TYPE OF SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND THE CABIN RPTED SMOKE WITH A STRONG SMELL. NORMAL CHKLISTS WERE FOLLOWED AFTER TKOF. AFTER PWR REDUCTION, VIBRATION DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY AND THE SMELL DIMINISHED IN THE COCKPIT. CABIN INDICATED SMOKE AND SMELL. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH NORFOLK TWR. FLT XYZ WAS VECTORED FOR APCH TO RWY 5 AT ORF. DURING CLOSE IN APCH THE TWR RPTED HVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. THE XWIND AND THE HVY RAIN MADE A GAR NECESSARY. AFTER THE GAR WE DETERMINED THAT THE WX AT ORF WAS NOT SUITABLE AND WE ELECTED TO PROCEED TO THE CLOSEST ALTERNATE DUE TO THE RPTED WX AT ORF. THE CLOSEST ARPT WITH GOOD WX WAS PHF. APCH AND LNDG AT PHF WAS NORMAL. NO EVAC WAS NECESSARY AND WE TAXIED TO THE RAMP. WE DETERMINED ENRTE FROM ORF TO PHF THAT THE MOST LIKELY PROB WAS THE #2 ENG. THE ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE #2 ENG VIBRATION INDICATOR WHICH WAS BTWN 3 AND 4. POSTFLT INSPECTION INDICATED BIRD STRIKE TO THE #2 ENG WITH DAMAGE TO THE FAN BLADES.

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.

A B737-500 on takeoff at 50 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to smell and smoke in the cabin with associated #2 engine vibration. Caused by bird ingestion incurring damage to the fan blades.