EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Total 4050
Time Pressure; Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Maintenance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Procedure; Human Factors; Company Policy; Aircraft
Maintenance Control wanted this flight to completed. Name in Maintenance Control at Company told me that he can defer the engine inspection up to 25 flight hours after FOD is ingested. This might be true; but the bird that was sucked in was very large according to the crew that hit it. Airport Operations also told me they had been chasing a large bird before the bird strike. I feel that Maintenance Control would have sent this plane flying with passengers had the contract maintenance not have stood their ground. Name in Maintenance Control told me he has flown planes with bullet holes in the engines; and that he has handled FOD and bird strikes hundreds of thousands of times. I do not think that Maintenance Control erring on the side of caution; I believe that they would have sent this plane flying with passengers had the contract maintenance not stood their ground. The airplane is still out of service in ZZZ1 as of Date at XA:27; the event happened on Date1 at about XA:30.Bird strike during landing at ZZZ with reverse thrustMaintenance Control needs to consider the safety of the passengers; when FOD and bird strike are ingested into the engine. When Maintenance tells me that they can defer the inspection for 25 flight hours after a large bird has been ingested it concerns me. I fly these planes multiple times per week moving hundreds of passengers all over the country and it concerns me that they would delay the inspection and fly passengers on the airplane. I suggest that the Company start putting people first; this includes passengers and crew members.
After ingesting a bird during landing roll out; Captain reported undue pressure from Maintenance Control to defer a required engine inspection and fly the aircraft but contract maintenance refused to sign the deferral.