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A B737-300 flight loses its #1 engine in climb out and is forced to rtn/land, during which time several bird strikes are noted on approach to mci, mo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523066 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 msl single value : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci.tracon artcc : czeg.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude landing : roll |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1900 |
| ASRS Report | 523066 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 523067 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | 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 | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out passing 13000 ft 280 KTS, the left (#1) engine stalled an rolled back. An in flight emergency was declared with kansas city departure and return to kmci initiated. The severe damage, engine failure, separation checklist was completed. Kansas city approach provided excellent vectors to a final approach to runway 19R. During the landing flare and touchdown several birds struck the right (#2) engine, wing and stabilizer. Rollout was not eventful. The fire department confirmed no abnormal indications and we taxied to the gate. Some airspeed deviations may have occurred during the descent. Non-standard turn rates were used while maneuvering to the final approach course. An FAA inspector met the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FLT LOSES ITS #1 ENG IN CLIMB OUT AND IS FORCED TO RTN/LAND, DURING WHICH TIME SEVERAL BIRD STRIKES ARE NOTED ON APCH TO MCI, MO.
Narrative: ON CLIMB OUT PASSING 13000 FT 280 KTS, THE LEFT (#1) ENGINE STALLED AN ROLLED BACK. AN IN FLT EMER WAS DECLARED WITH KANSAS CITY DEP AND RETURN TO KMCI INITIATED. THE SEVERE DAMAGE, ENGINE FAILURE, SEPARATION CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. KANSAS CITY APCH PROVIDED EXCELLENT VECTORS TO A FINAL APCH TO RWY 19R. DURING THE LANDING FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN SEVERAL BIRDS STRUCK THE RIGHT (#2) ENGINE, WING AND STABILIZER. ROLLOUT WAS NOT EVENTFUL. THE FIRE DEPT CONFIRMED NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. SOME AIRSPEED DEVIATIONS MAY HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE DESCENT. NON-STD TURN RATES WERE USED WHILE MANEUVERING TO THE FINAL APCH COURSE. AN FAA INSPECTOR MET THE ACFT.
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.