What was found
(AUS) LT ENGINE CONTAINED EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE. INSPECTION COULD FIND NO DAMAGE. FOLLOWING INSPECTION AND WATER WASH A GROUND RUNWAS CARRIED OUT WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. ENGINE WILL BE MONITORED FOR ANY DETERIORATION.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2002
- Submitted
- November 6, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120
- Engine
- Pwa PW118A
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14SF9
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- PW118A
- Condition
- Bird Ingestion
- Location
- Left
- Part time
- 16,339 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C, E, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.