Service difficulty report · Blade · Beech 400BEECH

Difficulty date
May 8, 2002
Submitted
September 12, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N400GJ
Make and model
Beech 400BEECH
Aircraft serial
RJ23
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Blade
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Lt & Rt Engines
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, T, Y
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR DEPARTURE BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE FLIGHT CREW DID NOT OBSERVE ANY BIRDS ON OR AROUND THE RUNWAY, AND POWER WAS APPLIED FOR TAKEOFF. AS THE AIRSPEED INCREASED, THE CO-PILOT CALLED 'V1,' AND IMMEDIATELY ALERTED THE PILOT TO THE PRESENCE OF BIRDS. THE BIRDS IMPACTED THE AIRPLANE AND THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 100 FEET PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH THE LT AND RT ENGINES. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE RT ENGINE REVEALED THAT A FAN BLADE SEPARATED AND PENETRATED THE ENGINE COWLING. A 2-INCH GAP WAS ALSO OBSERVED BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE FUSELAGE.