20031008032049I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 73773A · Burbank, CA · October 8, 2003

Date: October 8, 2003 · 08:10 local
Place: Burbank, CA
Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TSAA
Aircraft: N739AL
Reported as: Boeing 73773A
Reported engine: GE CFM56*

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What happened

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(-23) Aloha airlines flight 461 experienced a bird strike to the nose area, left and right engines and right landing gear. Maintenance performed a bird strike inspection in accordance with amm 05-51-18. No damage noted. Maintenance performed a borescope of the #1 and #2 engines in accordance with mm 71-00-00-6, FOD check. No damage noted. In accordance with aloha's etops procedures, rii was accomplished for the #1 and #2 engines due to borescope. A water wash of the #1 and #2 compressor/fan area was accomplished. Maintenance performed a max power assurance check of both engines due to birdstrike. Ran both engines to take-off and max power assurance. This action is not required per the amm and was accomplished as an additional assurance check. The flight crew reported normal engine parameters. Aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ALOHA AIRLINES FLIGHT 461 EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE NOSE AREA, LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 05-51-18. NO DAMAGE NOTED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BORESCOPE OF THE #1 AND #2 ENGINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 71-00-00-6, FOD CHECK. NO DAMAGE NOTED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALOHA'S ETOPS PROCEDURES, RII WAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE #1 AND #2 ENGINES DUE TO BORESCOPE. A WATER WASH OF THE #1 AND #2 COMPRESSOR/FAN AREA WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A MAX POWER ASSURANCE CHECK OF BOTH ENGINES DUE TO BIRDSTRIKE. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO TAKE-OFF AND MAX POWER ASSURANCE. THIS ACTION IS NOT REQUIRED PER THE AMM AND WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS AN ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE CHECK. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NORMAL ENGINE PARAMETERS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.