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An airbus 319 on initial climb at 1000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to #2 engine vibration caused by a bird strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 491168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem.tracon |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| 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 : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 491168 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 engine vibration indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
On climb out from mem, ingested bird(south) into #2 engine. Engine instruments normal, engine vibration was higher than normal but still in 'green.' there was a strong burnt feather smell in the air-conditioning system. Talked to our dispatch and returned to mem. I declared an emergency just in case we did need to shut down #2 engine. Briefed passenger and flight attendants, uneventful landing followed. I had crash crew inspect engine to be sure there was no chance of fire. Engine #2 was secured after landing. Postflt inspection revealed several fan blades damaged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 319 ON INITIAL CLB AT 1000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO #2 ENG VIBRATION CAUSED BY A BIRD STRIKE.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM MEM, INGESTED BIRD(S) INTO #2 ENG. ENG INSTS NORMAL, ENG VIBRATION WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL BUT STILL IN 'GREEN.' THERE WAS A STRONG BURNT FEATHER SMELL IN THE AIR-CONDITIONING SYS. TALKED TO OUR DISPATCH AND RETURNED TO MEM. I DECLARED AN EMER JUST IN CASE WE DID NEED TO SHUT DOWN #2 ENG. BRIEFED PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS, UNEVENTFUL LNDG FOLLOWED. I HAD CRASH CREW INSPECT ENG TO BE SURE THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF FIRE. ENG #2 WAS SECURED AFTER LNDG. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERAL FAN BLADES DAMAGED.
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.