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After suffering a bird strike which damaged the right engine the flight crew of the B737 declared an emergency and landed back at their departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 922607 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
Narrative:
As we climbed through 1;200 ft AGL a large bird struck the number two engine. After the impact there was considerable engine vibration and the loss of the number 2 electrical generator. As a precaution we reduced the thrust on the engine; declared an emergency and landed at our departure airport without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After suffering a bird strike which damaged the right engine the flight crew of the B737 declared an emergency and landed back at their departure airport.
Narrative: As we climbed through 1;200 FT AGL a large bird struck the number two engine. After the impact there was considerable engine vibration and the loss of the number 2 electrical generator. As a precaution we reduced the thrust on the engine; declared an emergency and landed at our departure airport without further incident.
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.