Bird Ingestion Into Large Turbofan Engines [1995]

Details

• Creators:
  Banilower, Howard ; Goodall, Colin
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aircraft
  • Aviation safety
  • Birds
  • Hazards
  • Turbofan engines
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-FAA-CT-93-14
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  This final report contains findings from a study conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of bird ingestion into certain modern large high bypass turbofan engines. These engines were certified to current FAA standards and are installed in A-300, A-320, B-747, B-757, DC-10, and MD-11 aircraft in commercial service worldwide. Data pertaining to 644 aircraft ingestion events were collected for the FAA during 1989-1991 by the principal engine manufacturers. Topics addressed in the report include characteristics of ingested birds, ingestion rates, airports, aircraft parameters, and ingestion events which pose a potential threat to aircraft safety. Using statistical methods, the data are analyzed to determine the influence of flight phase, bird weight, and bird numbers, both separately and in combination, on overall engine damage, fan blade damage, core damage, and other adverse effects on flight. A summary of all pertinent data from each ingestion is included in an appendix.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93400/dot_93400_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.68 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c9facd64b6be1a8969cb41a1fb4777be09b6b4635ff5a14e93a3d1496ef6fb0624a828e6d63d1073931ab93d52b457c0bc9c21bade4ba5b1309c777afd83ad6b