Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
November 19, 2012
Submitted
December 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950AM
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
35115
Aircraft time
23,578 hours, 8,611 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Blade
Part number
3400010260
Part serial
DD2803936
Condition
Dented
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
23,579 hours, 8,612 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF AT ROTATION SPEED A BIRD STRIKE ON RT ENGINE; FLIGHT CREW CONTINUED TO DESTINATION DUE TO RT ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL AND VIBRATION REACHED 2.9 OF N2. . MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED A BIRD STRIKE CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW MM 05-51-18, DETECTING 4 FAN BLADES L/E WITH DENTS WITH LOSS MATERIAL OUT OF LIMITS AND 2 PLATFORMS DAMAGED IAW MM 72-00-00; SO THE BLADES AND PLATFORMS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 72-21-02 AND VIBRATION TEST NR 7 WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, BEING WITHIN LIMITS.