What was found
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO A LEFT ENGINE BIRD STRIKE. *S/D* BORESCOPED HPC 6TH, 11TH, 15TH AND 17TH STAGE, FOUND NO LIMITING DISTRESS. REPLACED FOUR DAMAGED FAN BLADES AND THEIR PAIRS. ENGINE RUN VIBRATION CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N551UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25399
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Bird Strike
- Location
- Left
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- C
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.