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An MD80 struck a bird on takeoff. Flight crew declared an emergency; returned to departure airport and landed safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 788350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| 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 | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 788350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
Departing ZZZ; at rotation; saw a bird pass my left side. Flight attendants reported a loud bang and smell filled cabin and cockpit. Engine parameters for both engines were normal. Declared an emergency and returned to ZZZ for overweight landing. At the gate; mechanic found damage to left engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 STRUCK A BIRD ON TAKEOFF. FLT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; RETURNED TO DEP ARPT AND LANDED SAFELY.
Narrative: DEPARTING ZZZ; AT ROTATION; SAW A BIRD PASS MY L SIDE. FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED A LOUD BANG AND SMELL FILLED CABIN AND COCKPIT. ENG PARAMETERS FOR BOTH ENGS WERE NORMAL. DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO ZZZ FOR OVERWT LNDG. AT THE GATE; MECH FOUND DAMAGE TO L ENG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.