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An A320 PIC report on the problems with adapting to an engine failure associated with a bird strike vs a normal in-flight engine shutdown while departure dtw, mi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524353 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw.tower artcc : zan.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure sid : ns |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18600 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 524353 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other inflight encounter : birds non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Airport Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Bird strike on liftoff after vr. Ingested approximately 3 birds, engine damage suspected, vib high, power idle, emergency declared, returned to land, keep right engine at idle. Overweight landing, hot brake, right ob, towed in, tire deflated on tow. Observation: outside of normal emergency procedures because wasn't engine fire or flameout caused small communication problems with first officer -- first officer a little unsure as to how fly aircraft. Failed to fly single engine climb speed. Got fast on level off had to correct automatic pilot procedure -- other than very loud vibration sound, high frequency, there wasn't an immediate sense of something as bad as bird strike which damaged 4 fan blades, top 3 inches of two blades bent 90 degrees. Was surprised not more shaking kind of vibration. Should have used more reverse on remaining engine. Was thinking less change or yaw and had 12000 ft, might not have gotten hot brake if I had used more reverse.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 PIC RPT ON THE PROBS WITH ADAPTING TO AN ENG FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH A BIRD STRIKE VS A NORMAL INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN WHILE DEP DTW, MI.
Narrative: BIRD STRIKE ON LIFTOFF AFTER VR. INGESTED APPROX 3 BIRDS, ENG DAMAGE SUSPECTED, VIB HIGH, PWR IDLE, EMER DECLARED, RETURNED TO LAND, KEEP R ENG AT IDLE. OVERWEIGHT LNDG, HOT BRAKE, RIGHT OB, TOWED IN, TIRE DEFLATED ON TOW. OBSERVATION: OUTSIDE OF NORMAL EMER PROCS BECAUSE WASN'T ENG FIRE OR FLAMEOUT CAUSED SMALL COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS WITH FO -- FO A LITTLE UNSURE AS TO HOW FLY AIRCRAFT. FAILED TO FLY SINGLE ENG CLB SPD. GOT FAST ON LEVEL OFF HAD TO CORRECT AUTO PILOT PROCEDURE -- OTHER THAN VERY LOUD VIBRATION SOUND, HIGH FREQUENCY, THERE WASN'T AN IMMEDIATE SENSE OF SOMETHING AS BAD AS BIRD STRIKE WHICH DAMAGED 4 FAN BLADES, TOP 3 INCHES OF TWO BLADES BENT 90 DEGREES. WAS SURPRISED NOT MORE SHAKING KIND OF VIBRATION. SHOULD HAVE USED MORE REVERSE ON REMAINING ENG. WAS THINKING LESS CHANGE OR YAW AND HAD 12000 FT, MIGHT NOT HAVE GOTTEN HOT BRAKE IF I HAD USED MORE REVERSE.
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.