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A320 flight crew has a bird strike during departure from ZZZ; declares emergency; burns fuel down to landing weight and executes an uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 690239 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : zzz |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 198 flight time total : 6793 flight time type : 416 |
| ASRS Report | 690239 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out at ZZZ runway 13R; heading 170 degrees at 1300 ft MSL; captain saw an object pass down the forward right side of the fuselage. This was quickly followed by an abrupt shudder. All aircraft system checked normal and an ECAM was not triggered. The captain leveled the aircraft off at 2000 ft and 200 KIAS; gear up; confign 1+F; had the first officer declare an emergency and request holding in order to burn fuel down to maximum landing weight. After rechking that all aircraft system were running normally; the crew requested holding north of the field to set up for a landing on runway 22L. After burning down to maximum landing weight; the crew executed a normal full flap landing and taxied back to the gate. The postflt inspection revealed damage to at least 4 stage 1 compressor blades on the right engine and evidence of bird ingestion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLT CREW HAS A BIRD STRIKE DURING DEP FROM ZZZ; DECLARES EMER; BURNS FUEL DOWN TO LNDG WT AND EXECUTES AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT AT ZZZ RWY 13R; HDG 170 DEGS AT 1300 FT MSL; CAPT SAW AN OBJECT PASS DOWN THE FORWARD R SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THIS WAS QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY AN ABRUPT SHUDDER. ALL ACFT SYS CHKED NORMAL AND AN ECAM WAS NOT TRIGGERED. THE CAPT LEVELED THE ACFT OFF AT 2000 FT AND 200 KIAS; GEAR UP; CONFIGN 1+F; HAD THE FO DECLARE AN EMER AND REQUEST HOLDING IN ORDER TO BURN FUEL DOWN TO MAX LNDG WT. AFTER RECHKING THAT ALL ACFT SYS WERE RUNNING NORMALLY; THE CREW REQUESTED HOLDING N OF THE FIELD TO SET UP FOR A LNDG ON RWY 22L. AFTER BURNING DOWN TO MAX LNDG WT; THE CREW EXECUTED A NORMAL FULL FLAP LNDG AND TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE. THE POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO AT LEAST 4 STAGE 1 COMPRESSOR BLADES ON THE R ENG AND EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION.
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.