What happened
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Information gathered from crew report:
?While climbing to 6000 feet in IMC through 4000 feet and 200 KTS. I was pf with autopilot off, after takeoff check complete, we encountered multiple medium sized birds, I felt, heard and noticed RPM changes (slight N1 drop) on both engines followed by an immediate "foul" odor from the air-conditioning vents. I told the fo to immediately request rtb and declare an emergency due to multiple birdstrikes on climbout. . Once I assessed the operation of the engines and flight characteristics I had the fo engage the autopilot. I continued to fly, communicate with ATC, inform the fas, and make an announcement to the customers while the fo sent an acars msg to dispatch, set up for an ILS to 23L, once he got the ATIS, set up the frequencies and mda, I briefed the approach, called for the descent, approach and landing checks. We landed without incident and tys ARFF reported to us that the aircraft looks normal. Post flight inspection revealed bent fan blades on the left engine and birdstrike marks on the right wing. I couldnt see any damage from the ground on the right engine but I wrote up both engines as ingesting birds. I made a phone call to my dispatcher, the duty pilot and tys ATC. I then got the entire crew together for a debrief of the event. We all worked together well and we all felt that communication went very well and the fas felt like they heard from me in a timely manner.?
Rexa maintenance in tys performed bird strike inspection and repaired damage the damage found on the left engine and the right wing.
As the FAA filed it
INFORMATION GATHERED FROM CREW REPORT:
?WHILE CLIMBING TO 6000 FEET IN IMC THROUGH 4000 FEET AND 200 KTS. I WAS PF WITH AUTOPILOT OFF, AFTER TAKEOFF CHECK COMPLETE, WE ENCOUNTERED MULTIPLE MEDIUM SIZED BIRDS, I FELT, HEARD AND NOTICED RPM CHANGES (SLIGHT N1 DROP) ON BOTH ENGINES FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE "FOUL" ODOR FROM THE AIR-CONDITIONING VENTS. I TOLD THE FO TO IMMEDIATELY REQUEST RTB AND DECLARE AN EMERGENCY DUE TO MULTIPLE BIRDSTRIKES ON CLIMBOUT. . ONCE I ASSESSED THE OPERATION OF THE ENGINES AND FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS I HAD THE FO ENGAGE THE AUTOPILOT. I CONTINUED TO FLY, COMMUNICATE WITH ATC, INFORM THE FAS, AND MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE CUSTOMERS WHILE THE FO SENT AN ACARS MSG TO DISPATCH, SET UP FOR AN ILS TO 23L, ONCE HE GOT THE ATIS, SET UP THE FREQUENCIES AND MDA, I BRIEFED THE APPROACH, CALLED FOR THE DESCENT, APPROACH AND LANDING CHECKS. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TYS ARFF REPORTED TO US THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOOKS NORMAL. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED BENT FAN BLADES ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND BIRDSTRIKE MARKS ON THE RIGHT WING. I COULDNT SEE ANY DAMAGE FROM THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT ENGINE BUT I WROTE UP BOTH ENGINES AS INGESTING BIRDS. I MADE A PHONE CALL TO MY DISPATCHER, THE DUTY PILOT AND TYS ATC. I THEN GOT THE ENTIRE CREW TOGETHER FOR A DEBRIEF OF THE EVENT. WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER WELL AND WE ALL FELT THAT COMMUNICATION WENT VERY WELL AND THE FAS FELT LIKE THEY HEARD FROM ME IN A TIMELY MANNER.?
REXA MAINTENANCE IN TYS PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION AND REPAIRED DAMAGE THE DAMAGE FOUND ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE RIGHT WING.