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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 767224 · Newark, NJ · February 16, 2003

Date: February 16, 2003 · 00:39 local
Place: Newark, NJ
Airport: Newark International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N76151
Reported as: Boeing 767224

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What happened

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(-23) On February 16, 2003 at 0039 local a Continental airlines B-767-224, N76151, flt 60 returned to land on runway 4R at Newark liberty international airport after reporting an engine vibration shortly after departure. Aircraft maintenance inspected the aircraft and found the first stage compressor blades damaged from ice ingestion on both engines. Maintenance replaced the first stage fan blades on both engines per MM72-31-02 and returned the aircraft to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2003 AT 0039 LOCAL A CONTINENTAL AIRLINES B-767-224, N76151, FLT 60 RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4R AT NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER REPORTING AN ENGINE VIBRATION SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADES DAMAGED FROM ICE INGESTION ON BOTH ENGINES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FIRST STAGE FAN BLADES ON BOTH ENGINES PER MM72-31-02 AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.