# Incident 20231026013449I: Boeing 737-8JP, Fargo, ND, October 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2023, 08:36 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SCNA
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N847SY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N847SY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-8JP (registry code 13844FY, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8jp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B26E series (registry code 13099, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b26e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-8JP
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B26E
- People aboard: 186
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231026013449I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED BIRD STRIKE ON DEPARTURE (ROTATION) FROM FAR. RETURNED TO FAR SAFELY. NUMEROUS SEAGULLS FOUND ON RUNWAY.

AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE BY LOCAL MAINTENANCE PROVIDER. DAMAGE REPORTED TO RADOME AND #2 LE KRUGER FLAP. EVIDENCE FOUND OF BIRDSTRIKE IN #2 ENGINE GAS PATH.

ENGINE BORESCOPE REQUIREMENT WAS DEFERRED ON MTI FOR 25 FLT HOURS PER AMM. FERRY FLIGHT TO MSP ISSUED FOR DAMAGE TO RADOME AND #2 LE FLAP.

REPAIRS AT MSP INCLUDED: SRM REPAIR OF #2 LE KRUGER FLAP, REPLACEMENT OF ONE C1 BLADE IN #1 ENGINE, REPLACEMENT OF RADOME. BORESCOPE ACCOMPLISHED AT MSP MX BASE PRIOR TO FURTHER OPERATION WITH NO DISCREPANCIES IDENTIFIED IN GAS PATH.

NTSB CONSULTED AND DETERMINATION MADE NO FILE NUMBER REQUIRED DUE TO DAMAGE CLASSIFICATION AS MINOR.

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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