What happened
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Reported striking birds while taking off runway 27R. Pilot requested to return to sfb to evaluate damage. Aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp without further incident. Post flight, found number 2 engine fan blades damage.
privacy data omittedMaintenance reported an eagle bird hit number 2 engine. Engine damage included, twenty-five fan blades, two outlet guide vanes (ogv), two fan acoustical panels aft of ogv, one acoustical panel forward of ogv. Evidence of bird debris into the engine core was noted. Engine condition monitor (ecm) reported high vibration to 9 units. Due to the extent of damage, and limited allowance for on wing repair of acoustical panels, privacy data omitted engineering/maintenance elected to replace the engine.
As the FAA filed it
REPORTED STRIKING BIRDS WHILE TAKING OFF RUNWAY 27R. PILOT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO SFB TO EVALUATE DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT, FOUND NUMBER 2 ENGINE FAN BLADES DAMAGE.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MAINTENANCE REPORTED AN EAGLE BIRD HIT NUMBER 2 ENGINE. ENGINE DAMAGE INCLUDED, TWENTY-FIVE FAN BLADES, TWO OUTLET GUIDE VANES (OGV), TWO FAN ACOUSTICAL PANELS AFT OF OGV, ONE ACOUSTICAL PANEL FORWARD OF OGV. EVIDENCE OF BIRD DEBRIS INTO THE ENGINE CORE WAS NOTED. ENGINE CONDITION MONITOR (ECM) REPORTED HIGH VIBRATION TO 9 UNITS. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE, AND LIMITED ALLOWANCE FOR ON WING REPAIR OF ACOUSTICAL PANELS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENGINEERING/MAINTENANCE ELECTED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.
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