Service difficulty report · Fan Blade · Boeing 737281

Difficulty date
August 28, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737281
Aircraft time
40,427 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Fan Blade
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
4,041 hours, 3,121 cycles
Component
Fan Blade · 848101
Stage of operation
CL
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

(CAN) ON ROTATION AT TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED THEY HEARD A BANG & FELT THE AIRCRAFT YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE CREWFLEW AROUND TO REDUCE THE FUEL LOAD AND RETURNED TO THE STATION (YEG). A BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT AND SLIGHT DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE C1 FAN OF THE R/H ENGINE. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER MANUFACTURES MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.