Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 12, 2021
Submitted
August 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29544
Aircraft time
59,176 hours, 24,286 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B242
Part
Blade
Part number
3400010360
Part serial
DM0737164
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
22,923 hours, 9,566 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING TAKE OFF ROLL HIT FLOCK OF SMALL BIRDS. LEFT TO RIGHT. HEARD IMPACT ON NOSE AREA, AND SMELLED ROASTED CHICKEN ON CLIMB OUT. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. RETURNED TO FAT. FOUND 2 FAN BLADES HAVE TIP CURL, BLADES NUMBER 22 AND 23 ON NUMBER 2 ENGINE WHILE PERFORMING BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION. REPLACED BLADES NUMBER 22 (AALA202108165592) AND NUMBER 23 ON NUMBER 2 ENGINE.