Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
September 16, 2005
Submitted
September 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N398FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46634
Aircraft time
68,284 hours, 22,126 cycles
Part
Nose Cowl
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Left
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT ROTATION NOTICED BIRD FLOCK LEFT OF NOSE LEVEL AT 2000 FT NOTICED VIBRATION, CONTINUED TO CLIMB VIBRATION WAS NOTICED IN NR 1 START LEVER AND THROTTLE. AT 17000 NR 1 RED REV U/L APPEARS. RAN RED TABS, SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE, RETURNED TO AFW. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE AND FOUND SEVERAL CUTS AND GOUGES BETWEEN 1/4" TO 3.5" LONG. NOSE COWL ON ORDER.

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