# Incident 20031013034719I: Boeing 737490, Sitka, AK, October 13, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2003, 19:26 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 57.0521° N, 135.3462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SITKA (A29), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0521&lon=-135.3462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N793AS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737490
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031013034719I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY VR, A SEAGULL WAS NOTICED GOING DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. INGESTION INTO THE #1 ENGINE WAS THEN VERIFIED BY A 5% REDUCTION IN N1 FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES THE RPM RETURNING TO NORMAL. A GO-AROUND AND LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. THE AIRFRAME WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DAMAGE FOUND. INSPECTION AND BOROSCOPE OF #1 ENGINE REVEALED DAMAGE TO #1 FAN BLADES. DAMAGED BLADES WERE REPLACED, ENGINE RUNS COMPLETED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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