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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Airbus Indu A319-112 · Rochester, NY · March 11, 2010

Date
March 11, 2010 · 08:30 local
Place
Rochester, NY
Airport
Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N753US
Reported as
Airbus Indu A319-112
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56 series
People aboard
129
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

During climbout at 2000 ft. a flock of birds hit the nose and ingested into the #2 engine. The #2 engine compressor stalled with vibration felt throughout the aircraft. Rising EGT first officer (pilot flying) retarded #2 engine throttle. The #2 engine was not shutdown. Captain (non-flying pilot) declared an emergency. The aircraft returned for an uneventful landing.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMBOUT AT 2000 FT. A FLOCK OF BIRDS HIT THE NOSE AND INGESTED INTO THE #2 ENGINE. THE #2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED WITH VIBRATION FELT THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. RISING EGT FIRST OFFICER (PILOT FLYING) RETARDED #2 ENGINE THROTTLE. THE #2 ENGINE WAS NOT SHUTDOWN. CAPTAIN (NON-FLYING PILOT) DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.