Service difficulty report · Cowling · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
April 22, 2007
Submitted
April 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850AM
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Aircraft serial
33786
Aircraft time
10,474 hours, 5,636 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Engine time
652 hours, 356 cycles
Part
Cowling
Part number
31421003
Part serial
2812001
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
10,474 hours, 5,636 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A BIRD STRIKE WAS DETECTED IN THE LT ENGINE NOSE COWLING. A BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-48, FOUNDING A DENT OUT OF LIMITS WITH 18 INCHES LENGTH X 8 INCHES WIDTH AND 2 INCHES DEPTH, SO AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE LT ENGINE NOSE COWLING WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-11-01, TESTED CORRECT.