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Flight crew of MD80 experiences bird strike on climb. At cruise; left oil temperature exceeds limit. Emergency declared. Returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 671725 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 4000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 671725 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : left oil temp gauge |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Aircraft at 4000 ft on departure; bird strike in the area of the captain's feet near strake. All engine parameters normal. At FL310; first officer noticed left engine oil temperature 136 degrees; light on. Level at FL320; accomplished 'oil temperature high' checklist. Declared emergency; contacted dispatch. Began return to ZZZ with ZZZ1 as an option. Oil temperature stayed below 135 degrees when engine power was kept high. Approaching ZZZ; engine oil temperature once again passed above 135 degrees. 3 mins prior to landing; 15 min limit in cautionary temperature range was met. Shut down left engine. Landed overweight at 200 FPM. Asked that emergency equipment accompany us to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MD80 EXPERIENCES BIRD STRIKE ON CLB. AT CRUISE; L OIL TEMP EXCEEDS LIMIT. EMER DECLARED. RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: ACFT AT 4000 FT ON DEP; BIRD STRIKE IN THE AREA OF THE CAPT'S FEET NEAR STRAKE. ALL ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL. AT FL310; FO NOTICED L ENG OIL TEMP 136 DEGS; LIGHT ON. LEVEL AT FL320; ACCOMPLISHED 'OIL TEMP HIGH' CHKLIST. DECLARED EMER; CONTACTED DISPATCH. BEGAN RETURN TO ZZZ WITH ZZZ1 AS AN OPTION. OIL TEMP STAYED BELOW 135 DEGS WHEN ENG PWR WAS KEPT HIGH. APCHING ZZZ; ENG OIL TEMP ONCE AGAIN PASSED ABOVE 135 DEGS. 3 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG; 15 MIN LIMIT IN CAUTIONARY TEMP RANGE WAS MET. SHUT DOWN L ENG. LANDED OVERWT AT 200 FPM. ASKED THAT EMER EQUIP ACCOMPANY US TO THE GATE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.