Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
October 19, 2002
Submitted
November 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21868
Aircraft time
75,426 hours, 19,082 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Engine time
64,325 hours, 15,944 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, E, M
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

BIRD STRIKE TO RIGHT ENGINE. RETURNED TO FIELD. THE BIRD STRIKE CAUSED THE FAILURE OF A FAN BLADE. THE TIP OF THE FAN BLADE LIBERATED INBOARD OF THE MIDSPAN SHROUD, WHICH CAUSED ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND OVERTEMP. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND RETURNED TO FIELD. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY DAMAGE AND OVERTEMP.