Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7372K5

Difficulty date
September 12, 2000
Submitted
September 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N233TA
Make and model
Boeing 7372K5
Aircraft serial
22601
Aircraft time
33,442 hours, 15,784 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

SAL/SJO - FLT TA561 - DURING TAKEOFF, A BIRD WAS INGESTED BY THE ENGINE NR 1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE FOR MAINTENANCE. AT EL SALVADOR STATION, MAINTENANCE TECHS PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING INSPECTION ON ENGINE NR 1: VISUAL INSP OF THE FAN CASE AND EXHAUST SECTION PER P&W MM 72-00. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND, A BORESCOPE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON ENGINE NR 1 IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER SECTION AND COMPRESSOR SECTIONS PER P&W MM 72-00. NO DAMAGE FOUND ON THE INTERNAL SECTION OF THE ENGINE. THE FUEL CONTROL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO SLOW ACCELERATION ON ENG NR 1 PER P&W MM 73-21. NR 2 ENG TRIMMING PERFORMED PER AMM 71-00-00. NORMAL RESULTS FOUND. ACFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

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