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A B737-200 on takeoff at 400 ft AGL declared an emergency and diverted due to loss of power in #1 engine caused by bird ingestion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 490691 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : other published ifr departure |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6500 |
| ASRS Report | 490691 |
| 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 inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #1 engine indicaitons other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff at lga, approximately 400 ft AGL, 3-5 large birds ingested into #1 engine. Multiple compressor stalls with excessive egt, power reduced immediately. Large plume of flames observed by passenger and flight attendants out of #1 tailpipe. Emergency declared to lga tower. Diverted to jfk due to longer runway for overweight landing. #1 engine would run only at approximately 3/4 power or below. Elected to keep engine running parameters normal at reduced thrust. Flaps 15 degree landing conducted at jfk. Sink rate low for overweight landing. All appropriate checklists and procedures accomplished. Substantial damage to #1 engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 ON TKOF AT 400 FT AGL DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF PWR IN #1 ENG CAUSED BY BIRD INGESTION.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF AT LGA, APPROX 400 FT AGL, 3-5 LARGE BIRDS INGESTED INTO #1 ENG. MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS WITH EXCESSIVE EGT, PWR REDUCED IMMEDIATELY. LARGE PLUME OF FLAMES OBSERVED BY PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS OUT OF #1 TAILPIPE. EMER DECLARED TO LGA TWR. DIVERTED TO JFK DUE TO LONGER RWY FOR OVERWT LNDG. #1 ENG WOULD RUN ONLY AT APPROX 3/4 PWR OR BELOW. ELECTED TO KEEP ENG RUNNING PARAMETERS NORMAL AT REDUCED THRUST. FLAPS 15 DEG LNDG CONDUCTED AT JFK. SINK RATE LOW FOR OVERWT LNDG. ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND PROCS ACCOMPLISHED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO #1 ENG.
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.