Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
October 8, 2025
Submitted
October 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342RX
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44466
Aircraft time
14,867 hours, 5,523 cycles
Engine
Cfmint LEAP1B28
Engine time
14,866 hours, 5,523 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 1
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: ON TAKEOFF HIT A BIRD WITH THE NR 1 ENG THEN ENCOUNTERED A STRONG BURNING ODOR IN FLT DECK. ACRT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO & LANDED SAFELY AT MIA. DURING INSPECTION FOUND DAMAGE TO NR 1 ENG BLADE PLATFORM & BIRD EVIDENCE INGESTION ON RT ENG. ACCOMPLISHED BIRDSTRIKE INSPECTION PER J/C#09L5007, JC#09L40072008 INSPECTION OF CONFIRMED BIRD INGESTION ON ENG NR 1. R & R OUTLET GUIDE VANE PLATFORM 6 (AALA202510093573), PLATFORM 7 (AALA202510100112) , PLATFORM 8 (AALA202510108748), PLATFORM 9 (AALA202510103742), PLATFORM 13 (AALA202510107507), PLATFORM 14 (AALA202510104139), PLATFORM 32 (AALA202510100725), PLATFORM 34 (AALA202510107492) & PLATFORM 35 (AALA202510109652). PER AMM 72-21-09. ALSO, HAD TO ACCOMPLISHED ENG WASHED ON ENGINE NR 1 (AALA202510101329), PER J/C#09L00021001.

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