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An A300 cargo flight encounters and ingests some birdsin the #1 engine. Aircraft returns/lnds at mem, tn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471753 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 830 |
| ASRS Report | 471753 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport FAA Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Birdstrike on #1 (left) engine at rotation during takeoff. During rotation captain noticed bird (or birds) pass by left window. #1 engine immediately started loud vibration, ECAM engine page showed N1 vibration at 3.0 and N2 vibration at 0.2. Reduced thrust and N1 vibration decreased to 1.1. When power reapplied it again went to 3.0. Declared emergency with mem departure control and completed precautionary shutdown. Returned to land memphis runway 18L. Radar was on throughout takeoff roll until after landing. No serious consideration given to bird threat. Rarely see them even though it is always on ATIS during day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 CARGO FLT ENCOUNTERS AND INGESTS SOME BIRDSIN THE #1 ENG. ACFT RETURNS/LNDS AT MEM, TN.
Narrative: BIRDSTRIKE ON #1 (LEFT) ENG AT ROTATION DURING TKOF. DURING ROTATION CAPT NOTICED BIRD (OR BIRDS) PASS BY L WINDOW. #1 ENG IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOUD VIBRATION, ECAM ENG PAGE SHOWED N1 VIBRATION AT 3.0 AND N2 VIBRATION AT 0.2. REDUCED THRUST AND N1 VIBRATION DECREASED TO 1.1. WHEN PWR REAPPLIED IT AGAIN WENT TO 3.0. DECLARED EMER WITH MEM DEP CTL AND COMPLETED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. RETURNED TO LAND MEMPHIS RWY 18L. RADAR WAS ON THROUGHOUT TKOF ROLL UNTIL AFTER LNDG. NO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO BIRD THREAT. RARELY SEE THEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS ALWAYS ON ATIS DURING DAY.
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.