On takeoff onboard B767-200, #1 engine incurred bird strike causing vibration. Aircraft return land ...

Attributes
ACN	409790
Time
Date	199807
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gig
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gig
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	409790
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On takeoff, we heard a loud, deep vibration from the left side of the plane in the business class overwing area. The vibration did not go away, so the purser alerted the cockpit. The first officer came out and investigated. Some mins later, the purser told us (the crew) that we would be returning to rio and that the captain wanted us to mentally prepare for an evacuate/evacuation. We were to remain in our jumpseats. Approximately 10 mins later, the purser further alerted us that when we landed we could have a brake fire, so if we were to evacuate/evacuation, the captain would give us the signal and say what side not to use. Landing was uneventful. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the cause of the vibration was bird ingestion to #1 engine. Communication with the tower in rio was difficult as the flight crew asked for tower to look for fire and they responded that fire trucks were already there, not understanding the request.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON TKOF ONBOARD B767-200, #1 ENG INCURRED BIRD STRIKE CAUSING VIBRATION. ACFT RETURN LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS TAKEN OTS.

Narrative: ON TKOF, WE HEARD A LOUD, DEEP VIBRATION FROM THE L SIDE OF THE PLANE IN THE BUSINESS CLASS OVERWING AREA. THE VIBRATION DID NOT GO AWAY, SO THE PURSER ALERTED THE COCKPIT. THE FO CAME OUT AND INVESTIGATED. SOME MINS LATER, THE PURSER TOLD US (THE CREW) THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO RIO AND THAT THE CAPT WANTED US TO MENTALLY PREPARE FOR AN EVAC. WE WERE TO REMAIN IN OUR JUMPSEATS. APPROX 10 MINS LATER, THE PURSER FURTHER ALERTED US THAT WHEN WE LANDED WE COULD HAVE A BRAKE FIRE, SO IF WE WERE TO EVAC, THE CAPT WOULD GIVE US THE SIGNAL AND SAY WHAT SIDE NOT TO USE. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION WAS BIRD INGESTION TO #1 ENG. COM WITH THE TWR IN RIO WAS DIFFICULT AS THE FLC ASKED FOR TWR TO LOOK FOR FIRE AND THEY RESPONDED THAT FIRE TRUCKS WERE ALREADY THERE, NOT UNDERSTANDING THE REQUEST.

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.

On takeoff onboard B767-200, #1 engine incurred bird strike causing vibration. Aircraft return land without incident and was taken OTS.