A B757-200 STRUCK A BIRD DURING TKOF. THE CREW REJECTED THE TKOF AND DISCOVERED A DAMAGED R ENG.
Synopsis
A B757-200 STRUCK A BIRD DURING TKOF. THE CREW REJECTED THE TKOF AND DISCOVERED A DAMAGED R ENG.
Narrative
DURING THE NIGHTTIME TKOF ROLL; AT APPROX 140 KTS; RWY 36R; I SAW AN IMAGE OF A LARGE BIRD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ACFT ON THE R SIDE. BECAUSE OF THE DARKNESS; THE BIRD WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT. I THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ACFT YAWED TO THE R OF CTRLINE. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY CALLED REJECT AND I RELINQUISHED CTL OF THE ACFT TO THE CAPT; PERFORMED THE REJECTED TKOF PROCS AND NOTIFIED THE TWR OF THE REJECTED TKOF. THE CAPT TAXIED THE ACFT OFF RWY 36R ONTO TXWY J AND THEN ONTO TXWY B. UPON REACHING TXWY B; HE STOPPED THE ACFT; SHUT DOWN THE R ENG; AND I NOTIFIED THE TWR TO HAVE AN ARPT OPS VEHICLE INSPECT THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. DURING THE INSPECTION; THE ARPT OPS OFFICER NOTICED BIRD FEATHERS STICKING OUT OF THE R ENG EXHAUST TAIL CONE. I THEN CHKED THE BRAKE TEMPS ON THE EICAS STATUS PAGE. THE #4 AND #8 BRAKE INDICATORS READ '7' AND THE #3 AND #7 BRAKE INDICATORS INDICATED '6' AND '5' RESPECTIVELY. THE L SIDE; #1; #2; #5 AND #6 READ '3' AND '4.' I THEN REVIEWED WITH THE CAPT; THE QRH LNDG BRAKE COOLING SCHEDULE SECTION; AND INFORMED OUR LCL OPS OF THE BIRD STRIKE AND WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO THE GATE. FINALLY; WE RETURNED TO THE GATE AND DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH MAINT CTL; OPS; DISPATCH; AND MAINT. TALKING WITH MAINT PERSONNEL IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE LOUD BANG WAS A COMPRESSOR STALL. WHILE DEBRIEFING WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS; THEY RPTED A PAX SAW BLUE FLAMES AND SPARKS OUT OF THE EXHAUST OF THE R ENG. DURING MY POSTFLT WALKAROUND; I NOTICED BIRD FEATHERS LOCATED BEHIND THE N1 BLADES AND FEATHERS LOCATED IN THE EXHAUST SECTION OF THE ENG.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.