20030524009299I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC1010F · Oakland, CA · May 24, 2003

Date
May 24, 2003 · 06:02 local
Place
Oakland, CA
Airport
Metropolitan Oakland International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDEA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N368FE
Reported as
Doug DC1010F
Reported engine
GE CF66D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,215 total1,345 in this make and model112 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Federal express aircraft N368FE, DC-10-10/87 serial number 46606, departed Oakland international at 0602PDT on 05/24/2003 for flt 3103 enroute to fort worth, Texas. During rotation, crew saw a large seagull, which subsequently was ingested into the #3 engine. The crew climbed out and completed checklist, informing ATC of the problem encountered. Norcal departure control vectored aircraft over the ocean to dump 13,000 pounds of fuel. ATC placed airport at alert status, and completed a FOD check of runway 29, with no remnants of damage found. The aircraft landed without further incident at 0737PDT. Inspection from Oakland based maintenance personnel revealed excessive damage to the #3 engine due to the impact of the bird strike, sustained visibly to convergent inlet fan blades. Significant damage was also incurred to the left and right thrust reverser halves, engine nose cowl, and the right main gear number 3 tire was punctured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FEDERAL EXPRESS AIRCRAFT N368FE, DC-10-10/87 SERIAL NUMBER 46606, DEPARTED OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AT 0602PDT ON 05/24/2003 FOR FLT 3103 ENROUTE TO FORT WORTH, TEXAS. DURING ROTATION, CREW SAW A LARGE SEAGULL, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY WAS INGESTED INTO THE #3 ENGINE. THE CREW CLIMBED OUT AND COMPLETED CHECKLIST, INFORMING ATC OF THE PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED. NORCAL DEPARTURE CONTROL VECTORED AIRCRAFT OVER THE OCEAN TO DUMP 13,000 POUNDS OF FUEL. ATC PLACED AIRPORT AT ALERT STATUS, AND COMPLETED A FOD CHECK OF RUNWAY 29, WITH NO REMNANTS OF DAMAGE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT 0737PDT. INSPECTION FROM OAKLAND BASED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO THE #3 ENGINE DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE BIRD STRIKE, SUSTAINED VISIBLY TO CONVERGENT INLET FAN BLADES. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS ALSO INCURRED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT THRUST REVERSER HALVES, ENGINE NOSE COWL, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR NUMBER 3 TIRE WAS PUNCTURED.