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| Title: | Birdstrike on takeoff, Boeing 737-204 (ADV) (EI-CJH), Dublin, Ireland, April 19, 2003 |
| Micro summary: | Birdstrike on takeoff of this Boeing 737 results in a single-engine landing. |
| Event Time: | 2003-04-19 at 1942 UTC |
| File Name: | 2003-04-19-IE.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) |
| Publishing Country: | Ireland |
| Report number: | 2005/16 |
| Pages: | 8 |
| Site of event: | Take-off Runway 10, Dublin (EIDW) |
| Departure: | Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland |
| Destination: | Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland |
| Airplane Type(s): | Boeing 737-204 (ADV) |
| Flight Phase: | Takeoff |
| Registration(s): | EI-CJH |
| Operator(s): | Ryanair |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | 108 |
| Fatalities: | 0 |
| Serious Injuries: | 0 |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 108 |
| Other Injuries: | 0 |
| Executive Summary: | During the rotation for take-off (that is the point at which the nose wheel is lifted off the runway to assume a flying attitude) the aircraft ingested several racing pigeons into its No.1 engine causing serious damage to the engine, which resulted in a return to Dublin Airport on a single engine. The aircraft landed RWY 10 without further incident. The No.1 engine suffered serious bird strike damage. There were no injuries. |
| Learning Keywords: | Operations - Birdstrike |
| Systems - Engine - Contained Engine Failure | |
| Systems - Engine - Foreign Object Damage |
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