Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 22, 2013
Submitted
August 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49651
Aircraft time
71,934 hours, 37,792 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
5,913 hours, 3,293 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DFW CREW REPORTED BIRD STRIKE TO NR 1 ENGINE. LT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN SINGLE ENGINE TIME 9 MINUTES. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. LT ENGINE FAN BLADES DAMAGED. REPLACED LT ENGINE AT DFW ON 08/23/2013. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION OPEN.

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