Service difficulty report · Guide Vane · 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 LEAP1B25
Engine time
14,866 hours, 5,523 cycles
Part
Guide Vane
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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 NUMBER 1 ENGINE THEN ENCOUNTERED A STRONG BURNING ODOR IN THE FLIGHT DECK. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED BACK TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT MIA. DURING INSPECTION FOUND DAMAGE TO NUMBER 1 ENGINE BLADE PLATFORM AND BIRD EVIDENCE INGESTION ON RIGHT ENGINE. ACCOMPLISHED BIRDSTRIKE INSPECTION PER J/C#09L5007, JC#09L40072008 INSPECTION OF CONFIRMED BIRD INGESTION ON ENGINE NUMBER 1. REMOVE AND REPLACED 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) AND PLATFORM 35 (AALA202510109652). PER AMM 72-21-09. ALSO, HAD TO ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE WASHED ON ENGINE NUMBER 1 (AALA202510101329), PER J/C#09L00021001.

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