SDR AU960766

Service difficulty report · Fan Blade · Boeing 737377

Difficulty date
May 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737377
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Part
Fan Blade
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Turbine Engine C
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
E, C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) NO2 ENGINE SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE CAUSING SEVERE FAN BLADE DAMAGE - ONE FAN BLADE FRAGMENT EXITED FORWARD OF THE ENGINE AND PENETRATED THE NOSE AND FAN COWLS