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Right engine of a B757-200 ingested an eagle on climbout. Returned under emergency declaration.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 822150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 195 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
Takeoff heading 345 degrees; we hit what appeared to be an eagle at 7;500 ft with our right engine. A loud bang was heard; followed by 2 or more compressor stalls. I told first officer we were going back to declare an emergency; which he did. Departure control gave us a left upwind turn for a visual to runway X. After the compressor stall; the autothrottle must have disengaged and I subsequently and inadvertently oversped flap 1 degree to a speed of 250 KTS. We then started configuring for flaps 5 degrees; 180 KTS. First officer told flight attendant we were returning to field; no preparation. I decided the safest thing to do was to bring the aircraft right around and land while I still had '2 engines' and before the right came apart. We turned final just outside FAF for runway X. Ran final descent checklist. We were stabilized flaps 30 degrees; reference +8 by FAF. We touched down normally and taxied to gate with emergency equipment in tow. No injuries except to eagle and engine. On base; I made a quick announcement to passengers and flight attendants that we hit a bird and were going to return for a safe landing. Supplemental information from acn 822153: the autothrottles had shut off and we didn't realize it. On final approach; the right engine was still running but was very rough; and we discussed the possibility of it quitting. Upon inspection; there was severe damage to the right engine cowl; fan blades; and inner engine area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Right engine of a B757-200 ingested an eagle on climbout. Returned under emergency declaration.
Narrative: Takeoff heading 345 degrees; we hit what appeared to be an eagle at 7;500 FT with our right engine. A loud bang was heard; followed by 2 or more compressor stalls. I told First Officer we were going back to declare an emergency; which he did. Departure Control gave us a left upwind turn for a visual to Runway X. After the compressor stall; the autothrottle must have disengaged and I subsequently and inadvertently oversped flap 1 degree to a speed of 250 KTS. We then started configuring for flaps 5 degrees; 180 KTS. First Officer told Flight Attendant we were returning to field; no preparation. I decided the safest thing to do was to bring the aircraft right around and land while I still had '2 engines' and before the right came apart. We turned final just outside FAF for Runway X. Ran final descent checklist. We were stabilized flaps 30 degrees; reference +8 by FAF. We touched down normally and taxied to gate with emergency equipment in tow. No injuries except to eagle and engine. On base; I made a quick announcement to passengers and Flight Attendants that we hit a bird and were going to return for a safe landing. Supplemental information from ACN 822153: The autothrottles had shut off and we didn't realize it. On final approach; the right engine was still running but was very rough; and we discussed the possibility of it quitting. Upon inspection; there was severe damage to the right engine cowl; fan blades; and inner engine area.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.