Engine Bird Ingestion Certification Testing — Large Flocking Birds

FAA-affiliated R&D (MITRE / Volpe / FAA Tech Center) · FAA Tech Center certification report · tc-dot-faa-tc-19-25 · Published 2019-09-01 · FAA Hughes Technical Center · 1 author

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Abstract

Hughes Technical Center bird-ingestion certification testing for turbofan engines — drove revisions to FAR 33.76 large-bird ingestion thresholds after the Hudson River ditching (NTSB AAR-11/01). Documents the test article + instrumentation + acceptance criteria.

Author

FAA Hughes Technical Center FAA Hughes Technical Center

Keywords

bird strike
engine certification
FAR 33.76
turbofan
Hudson River

Citation

FAA Hughes Technical Center (2019). Engine Bird Ingestion Certification Testing — Large Flocking Birds. FAA Hughes Technical Center. FAA-affiliated R&D (MITRE / Volpe / FAA Tech Center) ID tc-dot-faa-tc-19-25. https://www.tc.faa.gov/its/worldpac/techrpt/ ↗