Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
February 14, 2001
Submitted
February 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
24710
Aircraft time
36,091 hours, 25,519 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Engine time
1,292 hours, 433 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AUS - AIR TURNBACK - 2/9/01 - ON TAKEOFF A BIRD WAS INGESTED INTO NR 1 ENGINE; THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AUS MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING; TECHNICHIANS WERE SENT FROM PHX. THREE FAN BLADES WERE REPLACED; THE 1ST THRU 4TH STAGE OF BOOSTER WERE BORESCOPE INSPECTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF INGESTION NOTED. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. A VIBRATION SURVEY WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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