SDR ABXA070019

Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 767231

Difficulty date
January 24, 2007
Submitted
January 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708AX
Make and model
Boeing 767231
Aircraft serial
22571
Aircraft time
75,681 hours, 19,122 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Engine time
56,471 hours, 13,939 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
3,021 hours, 1,150 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF FROM ILN, DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, GOT SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT SOUND FROM LEFT ENGINE AREA, AND BURNING SMELL AFTER SOUND. NO ENGINE ABNORMALITIES OR EXCEEDANCES. LANDED UNDER WEIGHT. C/W BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION BORESCOPE & BLADE REPLACEMENT ON LT ENGINE REF W/P 600264766 FOR DOCUMENTATION. MAINTENANCE PULLED THE THREE DAMAGED BEYOND LIMIT BLADES AND ADDITIONAL 180 BLADE FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR BLADES THAT NEED CHANGED. AIRCRAFT TOOK SOME BIRDS AS WELL, BUT NO DENTS ON AIRFRAME FOUND.