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A B757 is mandated to return land after ingesting a bird into the left engine at 100 ft on takeoff in IMC WX conditions at jfk, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 495828 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Fog Rain Windshear |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon tower : jfk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : ns |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 490 |
| ASRS Report | 495828 |
| 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 inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab 6 pax 5 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Just after liftoff on runway 22R at jfk, flew through birds. One bird was observed passing close aboard on left side of aircraft. Loud 'thud' and airframe vibration felt. Passenger and flight attendant reported long flame from left engine lasting 6-7 seconds. Declared emergency and returned to land on runway 22R at jfk. A smooth minimum descent overweight landing was accomplished on wet runway with strong left to right crosswind. No engine indications changed during incident. Engine operated normally during duration of flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 IS MANDATED TO RETURN LAND AFTER INGESTING A BIRD INTO THE L ENG AT 100 FT ON TKOF IN IMC WX CONDITIONS AT JFK, NY.
Narrative: JUST AFTER LIFTOFF ON RWY 22R AT JFK, FLEW THROUGH BIRDS. ONE BIRD WAS OBSERVED PASSING CLOSE ABOARD ON L SIDE OF ACFT. LOUD 'THUD' AND AIRFRAME VIBRATION FELT. PAX AND FLT ATTENDANT RPTED LONG FLAME FROM L ENG LASTING 6-7 SECONDS. DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND ON RWY 22R AT JFK. A SMOOTH MINIMUM DSCNT OVERWT LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON WET RWY WITH STRONG L TO R XWIND. NO ENG INDICATIONS CHANGED DURING INCIDENT. ENG OPERATED NORMALLY DURING DURATION OF FLT.
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.