Return land after a departure DC9-30 has a bird strike at 3000 ft just after initial climb northwest...

Attributes
ACN	581080
Time
Date	200304
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : m98.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 16700 flight time type : 6700
ASRS Report	581080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab 5
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Departed runway 12R at msp, gear up/flaps up power was set to quiet EPR 1.54. Few moments later heard a loud bang/pop from one of the engines, followed by a strong odor. All engine indications normal. Flight attendants called up front and said they heard a loud bang come from the right side, the right engine. The first officer was flying and I requested to return back to the airport for a landing. We enter downwind to runway 12R. All engine indications were normal and the smell in the flight deck was dissipating. Called dispatch and advise them of the situation and that we were returning for a landing at msp. Advised flight attendants and passenger we were returning back to msp. Msp tower called out the equipment, we made a normal landing. We got a new aircraft and departed for cid. After arriving at cid, called maintenance control and was told the right engine took a bird strike.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND AFTER A DEP DC9-30 HAS A BIRD STRIKE AT 3000 FT JUST AFTER INITIAL CLB NW OF MSP, MN.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 12R AT MSP, GEAR UP/FLAPS UP PWR WAS SET TO QUIET EPR 1.54. FEW MOMENTS LATER HEARD A LOUD BANG/POP FROM ONE OF THE ENGS, FOLLOWED BY A STRONG ODOR. ALL ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL. FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED UP FRONT AND SAID THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG COME FROM THE R SIDE, THE R ENG. THE FO WAS FLYING AND I REQUESTED TO RETURN BACK TO THE ARPT FOR A LNDG. WE ENTER DOWNWIND TO RWY 12R. ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND THE SMELL IN THE FLT DECK WAS DISSIPATING. CALLED DISPATCH AND ADVISE THEM OF THE SIT AND THAT WE WERE RETURNING FOR A LNDG AT MSP. ADVISED FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WE WERE RETURNING BACK TO MSP. MSP TWR CALLED OUT THE EQUIP, WE MADE A NORMAL LNDG. WE GOT A NEW ACFT AND DEPARTED FOR CID. AFTER ARRIVING AT CID, CALLED MAINT CTL AND WAS TOLD THE R ENG TOOK A BIRD STRIKE.

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.

Return land after a departure DC9-30 has a bird strike at 3000 ft just after initial climb northwest of msp, mn.