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Air Traffic Monitoring => Aviation Audio Clips => Topic started by: speedotann on March 11, 2010, 11:48:42 AM

Title: Cactus1101 Bird Strike KROC 3-11-10
Post by: speedotann on March 11, 2010, 11:48:42 AM
Hey Everyone,

I saw this on the twitter update on the main Liveatc page this morning. Catus1101 (US Airways A319, 124 souls 19,000 fuel) Strikes a flock of birds and returns safely to the airport. You can hear the panic in the pilots voice. Very much an Oh S**T Moment!!  :? Good job by the crew and ATC!!
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE1101/history/20100311/1341Z/KROC/KCLT

Enjoy,  :-D
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Title: Re: Cactus1101 Bird Strike (Flock) KROC 3-11-10
Post by: Phlux on March 11, 2010, 12:00:12 PM
What is the deal with cactus flights bound for Charlotte from New York and birds? :?
Title: Re: Cactus1101 Bird Strike (Flock) KROC 3-11-10
Post by: speedotann on March 11, 2010, 12:09:40 PM
What is the deal with cactus flights bound for Charlotte from New York and birds? :?

Very True, Didn't even think of that!

Earlier in the day the controller war warning about that flock of birds to a few other planes. I think I put one or two in there!

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Title: Re: Cactus1101 Bird Strike KROC 3-11-10
Post by: mpallo on March 11, 2010, 07:44:25 PM
What term did the pilot use regarding the engine?  "High something or other in one engine"  Sounded like he said "high EDT in one engine?"

Thx for sharing.  I had been taking this flight almost weekly for the past 4 or 5 months.
Title: Re: Cactus1101 Bird Strike KROC 3-11-10
Post by: Hollis on March 11, 2010, 08:53:20 PM
That referred to the engine temp EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature).
Usually happens when the fuel/air ratio is too high. Without going into the technical details, the engine exhaust 'tube' basically becomes a big blow torch.
Title: Re: Cactus1101 Bird Strike KROC 3-11-10
Post by: joeyb747 on March 11, 2010, 09:29:38 PM
Nice clip speedotann!

"A US Airways Airbus A319-100, registration N753US performing flight US-1101 from Rochester,NY to Charlotte,NC (USA) with 124 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Rochester's runway 22, when the crew reported they had hit a couple of birds and needed to return to Rochester. They were almost instantly cleared to land on runway 22. Subsequently the crew reported a high EGT on one of the engines and confirmed they had hit a flock of birds. The Airbus landed safely on runway 22 7 minutes after departure."

From:

http://avherald.com/h?article=4287f209&opt=0