CL65 crew returned to their departure station with elevated engine vibration.

Attributes
ACN	606835
Time
Date	200312
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	606835
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine vibration monitor other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Departed clt on a far 121 flight to cae. After deicing with type 1 and 4 fluid, departed on runway 36R, hornet 1 departure. At 3000 ft MSL a vibration developed. Engines were normal except vibration. Returned to land on runway 36R clt. At gate discovered, engine #1 had foreign object damage to 3 engine blades. I suspect ice was ingested into the engine. WX was 800 ft overcast and 6 mi, but earlier ice storm came through. It was night and we couldn't see the engine from the inside of the plane. Deice personnel should have done a better job.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW RETURNED TO THEIR DEP STATION WITH ELEVATED ENG VIBRATION.

Narrative: DEPARTED CLT ON A FAR 121 FLT TO CAE. AFTER DEICING WITH TYPE 1 AND 4 FLUID, DEPARTED ON RWY 36R, HORNET 1 DEP. AT 3000 FT MSL A VIBRATION DEVELOPED. ENGS WERE NORMAL EXCEPT VIBRATION. RETURNED TO LAND ON RWY 36R CLT. AT GATE DISCOVERED, ENG #1 HAD FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO 3 ENG BLADES. I SUSPECT ICE WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENG. WX WAS 800 FT OVCST AND 6 MI, BUT EARLIER ICE STORM CAME THROUGH. IT WAS NIGHT AND WE COULDN'T SEE THE ENG FROM THE INSIDE OF THE PLANE. DEICE PERSONNEL SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB.

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.