Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
September 7, 2003
Submitted
October 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77080
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
626
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 1 And 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 130 KNOTS ON TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 ENGINE BLACK AND WHITE STRIPE NEEDLE FAILED TO ZERO. TAKEOFF CONTROL THEN ENGINE TRIM FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE TRIM OF NR 1 ENGINE PARAMETERS FLUCTUATED CONSISTENE WITH AN ENGINE PROBLEM. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO OVERWEIGHT LANDING. EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE ON THE NR 1 AND 2 ENGINES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH CARDS 05-92-15 BIRD STRIKE CARDS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BLOOD SPLATTER ALL OVER THE NOSE COWL WAS DUE TO INSECTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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