Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
December 26, 2005
Submitted
January 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23567
Aircraft time
73,584 hours, 29,063 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

CREW ABORTED TAKE OFF AT 140 KNOTS DUE TO NR 2 ENGINE BIRD INGESTION. CREW RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED FAN BLADE AND ANNULUS FILLER ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. REPORTED FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES. BORESCOOPE WAS PERFORMED IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLES TASK CARD I5M72609, DAMAGE THAT WAS FOUND WAS BLADE TIP DAMAGE TO THE NR 2 FAN BLADE ON THE NR 2 ENG. THE LEADING EDGE TIP WAS BENT .4 WHICH WAS OUT OF LIMTS.

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