The bird strike caused a fire and the plane was evacuated. The photo above shows the damage incurred by the right engine of the Spirit Airlines Airbus A-320 when it was struck by a bald eagle while departing Atlantic City on Oct. They typically only strike engines if their flight paths are aligned, most often during takeoff.ĭeadly bird strikes have occurred since the early days of aviation, but their numbers have increased along with the growth in global air traffic. Birds are not drawn to jet engines due to a vacuum effect. The ingestion of a bird into the right engine during the takeoff roll caused a fan blade to fracture near the blade platform resulting in high fan blade off loads and engine vibrations sufficient to result in an eventual failure of a fuel tube in the right engine that sprayed fuel onto hot engine cases, igniting an undercowl engine fire and triggering a rejected takeoff.īird strike events are estimated to occur in 1 of every 2,000 flights, although the vast majority of these incidents go unreported. The NTSB described the probable cause of the fire as follows:
The NTSB says the bird that struck the engine was an immature male bald eagle weighing approximately nine pounds.
Spirit Airlines initially stated there were no injuries, but the NTSB report notes that three passengers and one of six crew members suffered minor injuries during the evacuation. #USA /aC4b9ksaq2- The Rage X October 3, 2021 No harm done.Ī similar incident previously occurred in Cuba. 🇺🇸 One of the engines of a Spirit Airlines passenger plane caught fire during takeoff from the American Atlantic City airport due to a bird hitting it.
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