Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
November 5, 2012
Submitted
November 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N353AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
24034
Aircraft time
102,471 hours, 16,837 cycles
Part
Nose Cowl
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LHR - INFLIGHT ZRH-JFK. CREW REPORTED BIRD STRIKE TO LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED LHR LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND DENT AT 5 O`CLOCK POSITION ON LEFT NOSE COWL. FERRY FLIGHT TO MIA TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE NOSE COWL AT MIA ON 11/06/2012. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.