An air carrier crew reported striking a bird with the left engine on approach to sju runway 10. The ...

Narrative:

There were some minor deviations for thunderstorms approximately 50 NM northwest of sju (remnants of a hurricane). Ceilings were around 10;000 ft with scattered rain showers between ddp NDB and sju. The ILS 10 approach and landing were normal (first officer was pilot flying). The runway was in sight approximately 20 NM out (VMC). Taxi-in and shutdown were normal/SOP. After we exited the cockpit about to leave the aircraft one of the ground crew from sju indicated there was apparently some bird strike damage to one of the engines. As I entered the jet bridge; the oncoming first officer had completed his walk-around and said the same; adding that the number 1 engine compressor blades also had damage. I decided to examine the left engine myself and walked down to the ramp. One of the first stage compressor blades was indeed significantly bent; two other adjacent blades seemed to be slightly bent. There was also blood and feathers lining the interior acoustic wall of the engine intake. I returned to the jet bridge; debriefed my captain; and we agreed to follow-up with a ACARS and a call to maintenance. I then sent the ACARS and talked to maintenance via commercial radio. In the meantime the station was made aware of the problem and contract maintenance was called.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An air carrier crew reported striking a bird with the left engine on approach to SJU Runway 10. The crew did not see the bird; feel its impact; or see signs of engine damage before reaching the gate.

Narrative: There were some minor deviations for thunderstorms approximately 50 NM northwest of SJU (remnants of a Hurricane). Ceilings were around 10;000 FT with scattered rain showers between DDP NDB and SJU. The ILS 10 approach and landing were normal (First Officer was pilot flying). The runway was in sight approximately 20 NM out (VMC). Taxi-in and shutdown were normal/SOP. After we exited the cockpit about to leave the aircraft one of the ground crew from SJU indicated there was apparently some bird strike damage to one of the engines. As I entered the jet bridge; the oncoming First Officer had completed his walk-around and said the same; adding that the number 1 engine compressor blades also had damage. I decided to examine the left engine myself and walked down to the ramp. One of the first stage compressor blades was indeed significantly bent; two other adjacent blades seemed to be slightly bent. There was also blood and feathers lining the interior acoustic wall of the engine intake. I returned to the jet bridge; debriefed my Captain; and we agreed to follow-up with a ACARS and a call to Maintenance. I then sent the ACARS and talked to Maintenance via commercial radio. In the meantime the station was made aware of the problem and Contract Maintenance was called.

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.

Attributes
ACN	907211
Time
Date	201008
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	SJU.Airport
State Reference	PR
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal

An air carrier crew reported striking a bird with the left engine on approach to sju runway 10. The crew did not see the bird; feel its impact; or see signs of engine damage before reaching the gate.