20181009016809I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A320-214 · Cleveland, OH · October 9, 2018

Date
October 9, 2018 · 18:14 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Cleveland-Hopkins International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WX0A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N260NV
Reported as
Airbus A320-214
People aboard
149
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Allegiant air flight number AAY1633 experienced a bird strike to the #2 engine on takeoff out of kcle. Following the bird strike, the engine experienced a momentary high vibration to 6.3 and then stabilized. The aircraft continued to its destination and landed at kpgd without incident.

Allegiant maintenance found evidence of a bird strike into the #2 engine. The bird strike resulted in damage to five first stage fan blades #23 thru #27.

There was also evidence of bird remnants going down the core of the engine, maintenance performed a borescope inspection of the core engine with no defects noted.

First stage fan blades replaced as required for damage and balance.

A vibration check on the #2 engine performed with no faults found.

Aircraft returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

ALLEGIANT AIR FLIGHT NUMBER AAY1633 EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE #2 ENGINE ON TAKEOFF OUT OF KCLE. FOLLOWING THE BIRD STRIKE, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY HIGH VIBRATION TO 6.3 AND THEN STABILIZED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION AND LANDED AT KPGD WITHOUT INCIDENT.

ALLEGIANT MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE INTO THE #2 ENGINE. THE BIRD STRIKE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO FIVE FIRST STAGE FAN BLADES #23 THRU #27.

THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE OF BIRD REMNANTS GOING DOWN THE CORE OF THE ENGINE, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE CORE ENGINE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

FIRST STAGE FAN BLADES REPLACED AS REQUIRED FOR DAMAGE AND BALANCE.

A VIBRATION CHECK ON THE #2 ENGINE PERFORMED WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.