Narrative:
While taking off from runway 22L engine no. 1 (General Electric CF6-50C) suffered a failure following ingestion of birds. The flightcrew returned to Copenhagen for an emergency landing. It appeared that 9-15 'Larus Ridibundas' birds weighing 241 - 338 gr. had been ingested.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 1 January 1976 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
| Operator: | Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS |
| Registration: | LN-RKA |
| MSN: | 46868/171 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | København-Kastrup Airport (CPH) ( Denmark)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | København-Kastrup Airport (CPH/EKCH), Denmark |
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While taking off from runway 22L engine no. 1 (General Electric CF6-50C) suffered a failure following ingestion of birds. The flightcrew returned to Copenhagen for an emergency landing. It appeared that 9-15 'Larus Ridibundas' birds weighing 241 - 338 gr. had been ingested.
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