NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
Air Carrier Flight Crew reported a bird strike on departure which resulted in engine damage and a return to departure airport.
What is ASRS?
The Aviation Safety Reporting System is NASA's voluntary, confidential, non- punitive incident-reporting system, established 1976. Pilots, controllers, dispatchers, and maintenance technicians file reports describing safety- relevant events. NASA de-identifies every report before adding it to the public database. Reports are not investigated by NASA, the FAA, or the NTSB — they represent the reporter's perspective.
Pilot narratives
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reporter. NASA strips identifying details (names, company, specific time);
anonymization placeholders are ZZZ,
X, Y.
Reporter 1
During departure on the AKUNA 9 SID passing JGIRL at approx 5,000 feet struck a large bird in the #1 engine. Terminated the SID declared priority handling and recovered to a visual straight in to 17R. There was a smell of roasted bird in the cockpit and cabin. Engine had some vibration but operating normally in idle during decent and approach. All engine indications remained in the green and stable. Recovered uneventfully. Stopped on Runway 17R fire department checked for external damage and none was apparent so we taxied back to the gate.
Reporter 2
Bird strike on departure from DFW, QRH procedures followed and declared [priority handling] for return to DFW.
NASA classification — Anomalies
- Aircraft Equipment Problem
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
- Inflight Event / Encounter
NASA classification — Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Aircraft · Environment - Non Weather Related
- Primary Problem
- Environment - Non Weather Related
ASRS reports are voluntarily submitted, de-identified by NASA, and represent the reporter's perspective. The presence of reports on a topic cannot be used to infer prevalence in the National Airspace System. The authoritative source is the NASA ASRS Database Online at asrs.arc.nasa.gov ↗.