Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
January 16, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N899AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22015
Aircraft time
54,059 hours, 29,458 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
48,102 hours, 25,918 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D15A
Part serial
700758
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Part time
48,102 hours, 25,918 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

Flight 737 from GDL to MTY. Bird strike on #2 engine after takeoff. Shutdown #2 engine and air turn back to GDL (Guadalajara, Mexico) aircraft landed without incident. Visual inspection revealed damage to the #2 engine fan blades. A special maintenance ferry flight (two engines) was issued from GDL (Guadalajara, Mexico to JAX Jacksonville, Florida. A revision of SDR # C8GA20030002R will be issue to address final corrective maintenance action taken. JANUARY 19, 2003. THE FINAL CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTION FOR THE #2 ENGINE BIRD STRIKE WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE #2 ENGINE IAW CCIA FORM B727-7101B. LEAK, TRIM, AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.