What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF, HEARD A LOUD POP. ON LANDING DISCOVERED NOSE OF ACFT ENCOUNTERED BIRD STRIKE. LEFT ENGINE INGESTED BIRD CAUSING DAMAGE TO 3 N1 COMPRESSOR BLADES.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2012
- Submitted
- October 16, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N836NK
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53045
- Aircraft time
- 42,857 hours, 29,786 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D1
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.