MD80 crew had bird strike.

Attributes
ACN	453740
Time
Date	199911
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	453740
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor FAA Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

MD80, on climb out, ingested bird. Only notice in cockpit was odor. Everything normal. Suspected odor from left pack temperature being too high. Engine parameters normal. Odor dissipated. After normal flight, mechanic came to cockpit and said #1 engine had ingested a bird. Flight attendants had looked at engine in air and not been able to see anything. As far as human performance considerations -- punitive action is foremost in pilots' minds in dealing with any aviation event. Fear for our jobs because we didn't fill out the correct forms, or make judgements which can later be ridiculed, or violate 1 of thousands of regulations I believe hinders or complicates decisions made while operating aircraft. The punitive attitude of the FAA hinders the safety in a critical situation rather than help the situation. We could do a better job without a cloud of fear hanging over the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD BIRD STRIKE.

Narrative: MD80, ON CLBOUT, INGESTED BIRD. ONLY NOTICE IN COCKPIT WAS ODOR. EVERYTHING NORMAL. SUSPECTED ODOR FROM L PACK TEMP BEING TOO HIGH. ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL. ODOR DISSIPATED. AFTER NORMAL FLT, MECH CAME TO COCKPIT AND SAID #1 ENG HAD INGESTED A BIRD. FLT ATTENDANTS HAD LOOKED AT ENG IN AIR AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING. AS FAR AS HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS -- PUNITIVE ACTION IS FOREMOST IN PLTS' MINDS IN DEALING WITH ANY AVIATION EVENT. FEAR FOR OUR JOBS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T FILL OUT THE CORRECT FORMS, OR MAKE JUDGEMENTS WHICH CAN LATER BE RIDICULED, OR VIOLATE 1 OF THOUSANDS OF REGS I BELIEVE HINDERS OR COMPLICATES DECISIONS MADE WHILE OPERATING ACFT. THE PUNITIVE ATTITUDE OF THE FAA HINDERS THE SAFETY IN A CRITICAL SIT RATHER THAN HELP THE SIT. WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB WITHOUT A CLOUD OF FEAR HANGING OVER THE COCKPIT.

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.