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A B737-300 flight crew diverts to ewr after ingesting a bird in the #2 engine on takeoff from lga, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538543 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90.tracon |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 538543 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng vibration ind other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At 110 KTS on takeoff roll at lga, a large white gull flew into #2 engine, causing loud bang, but no immediate engine fluctuations. Continued takeoff. Smelled roasted bird shortly thereafter throughout aircraft, so reconfigured bleeds off #1 engine only, and smell eventually went away. Climbing through 10000 ft, noticed vibration increasing through 4 on cockpit indicator. Declared an emergency with departure and notified them of our plan to divert to ewr. Coordinated ewr plan with dispatch. Notified purser of the plan, told to do a cabin advisory, and then briefed the passenger of the change in plans. After reviewing checklists, first officer and I decided to leave #2 engine in idle for a planned single engine approach at ewr. (Engine was set at idle when high vibration noted) flew uneventful single engine ILS to runway 4R at ewr. Shut down #2 engine after landing. Had fire crews look us over prior to taxiing in to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FLC DIVERTS TO EWR AFTER INGESTING A BIRD IN THE #2 ENG ON TKOF FROM LGA, NY.
Narrative: AT 110 KTS ON TKOF ROLL AT LGA, A LARGE WHITE GULL FLEW INTO #2 ENG, CAUSING LOUD BANG, BUT NO IMMEDIATE ENG FLUCTUATIONS. CONTINUED TKOF. SMELLED ROASTED BIRD SHORTLY THEREAFTER THROUGHOUT ACFT, SO RECONFIGURED BLEEDS OFF #1 ENG ONLY, AND SMELL EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY. CLBING THROUGH 10000 FT, NOTICED VIBRATION INCREASING THROUGH 4 ON COCKPIT INDICATOR. DECLARED AN EMER WITH DEP AND NOTIFIED THEM OF OUR PLAN TO DIVERT TO EWR. COORDINATED EWR PLAN WITH DISPATCH. NOTIFIED PURSER OF THE PLAN, TOLD TO DO A CABIN ADVISORY, AND THEN BRIEFED THE PAX OF THE CHANGE IN PLANS. AFTER REVIEWING CHKLISTS, FO AND I DECIDED TO LEAVE #2 ENG IN IDLE FOR A PLANNED SINGLE ENG APCH AT EWR. (ENG WAS SET AT IDLE WHEN HIGH VIBRATION NOTED) FLEW UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG ILS TO RWY 4R AT EWR. SHUT DOWN #2 ENG AFTER LNDG. HAD FIRE CREWS LOOK US OVER PRIOR TO TAXIING IN TO GATE.
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.