# Incident 20220226023389I: Gates Learjet Corp 55, Boston, MA, February 26, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2022, 14:41 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Boston Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZP7A
- Location: 42.3620° N, 71.0079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3620&lon=-71.0079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55AR-2024-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 55 (registry code 5170702, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731-3AR (registry code 29095, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-3ar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEARJET CORP 55
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220226023389I

## Narrative

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

DURING DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 27, AIRCRAFT INGESTED A BIRD INTO THE #1 ENGINE JUST AFTER ROTATION. THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER,

ACCOMPANIED BY A VIBRATION AND A BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT

VIA RUNWAY 33L WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED 2,000 POUNDS OVER MAX LANDING WEIGHT. SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE WAS

OBSERVED IN THE FORM OF TEN OR MORE FAN BLADES BEING BENT. REMNANTS OF THE BIRD WERE FOUND ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE NACELLE, ON THE

INTERIOR OF THE ENGINE AND STREAKED DOWN THE FUSALAGE AFT OF THE ENGINE. PART OF THE BIRD WAS ALSO FOUND ON RUNWAY 27.

FAA INSPECTOR:

INVESTIGATION: BIRD STRIKE INCIDENT

DESCRIPTION: BIRD STRIKE

SAS: EA68202201724

WHAT: BIRD STRIKE INCIDENT

WHEN: 02/26/2022 19:41Z

WHERE: KBOS RUNWAY 27

WHY: UNKNOWN

CFR'S VIOLATED: NONE

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: UNKNOWN

RECOMMENDATIONS: NONE

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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