SDR AALA201611269001

Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date: November 23, 2016
Submitted: November 27, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N126UW
Make and model: Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial: 4149
Aircraft time: 19,955 hours, 10,315 cycles
Engine: Cfmint CFM565B4P
Engine time: 23,589 hours, 10,229 cycles
System (JASC): 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
Part: Engine
Part number: CFM565B4P
Part serial: 699411
Condition: Bird Ingestion
Location: Left
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

DURING CLIMB, THE LEFT ENGINE SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO SMF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE. ON TAKE-OFF, AT 2,600 FEET, HIT FLOCK OF BIRDS. LEFT ENGINE HIGH VIBRATION AT 9.0. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE.

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