# SDR 2008UALA03550

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 20, 2008
- Submitted: July 1, 2008
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N194UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N194UA), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial: 26892
- Aircraft time: 44,607 hours, 5,085 cycles
- Engine: Pwa PW4056
- Engine time: 37,194 hours, 4,462 cycles
- System (JASC): [7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7200)
- Part: Engine
- Condition: Bird Ingestion
- Location: Nr 2
- Stage of operation: TO
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: C
- Precautionary procedure: E, A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008UALA03550

## Discrepancy

BIRDSTRIKE TO NR 2 ENGINE. RTFL.  CREW SUSPECTED A BIRDSTRIKE, AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AS A PRECAUTION.  BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED NO CORE DAMAGE; BIRDSTRIKE DAMAGE CONFINED TO FAN BYPASS AREA.  FIVE FAN BLADES WERE BENT FORWARD, WITH MINOR NICKS TO OTHER BLADES. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FAN BLADE SET.

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