Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 30, 2007
Submitted
November 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
59,589 hours, 17,421 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
53,044 hours, 18,859 cycles
Part
Nose Cowl
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BIRDSTRIKE ON NR 2 ENG INLET DEPTH OF DENT BEYOND SRM LIMITS BY FACTOR OF TWO. NR 2 ENG NOSE COWL LE LIP HAS A DENT APPROX 3 INCHES IN DIA AND 1-4TH INCH DEEP AT 9 O'CLOCK POS.