From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 13, 1995, delta airlines flight 558 ingested a bird into number 3 engine shortly after take-off from Portland International Airport. Subsequently, the crew heard several booms emanating from that engine. The pilot shut down the affected engine, declared an emergency, and returned to Portland after dumping fuel to reduce his landing weight. The aircraft landed at Portland without further incident. The flight crew from flight 558 completed and submitted an FAA form 5200-7 bird strike incident ingestion report upon arrival at delta flight operations. Maintenance at Portland performed a borescope inspection on number 3 engine and found 23 damaged blades in the high pressure turbine section. Maintenance removed and replaced the affected engine and returned the aircraft to service on January 15, 1995. This report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 13, 1995, DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 558 INGESTED A BIRD INTO NUMBER 3 ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CREW HEARD SEVERAL BOOMS EMANATING FROM THAT ENGINE. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AFFECTED ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO PORTLAND AFTER DUMPING FUEL TO REDUCE HIS LANDING WEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PORTLAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT CREW FROM FLIGHT 558 COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED AN FAA FORM 5200-7 BIRD STRIKE INCIDENT INGESTION REPORT UPON ARRIVAL AT DELTA FLIGHT OPERATIONS. MAINTENANCE AT PORTLAND PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION ON NUMBER 3 ENGINE AND FOUND 23 DAMAGED BLADES IN THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE SECTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED ENGINE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE ON JANUARY 15, 1995. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.
Other reports on N719DA · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.