Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
December 13, 2009
Submitted
December 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145593
Aircraft time
21,477 hours, 15,640 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,166 hours, 15,901 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 2 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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON ROTATION AT ABOUT 20FT. E2 ITT FLUCTUATED 100 DEGREES FOR 3 OR 4 MINUTES AFTERWARDS. THE CREW RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION IAW EMB 140 AMM 5-50-08 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. A BOROSCOPE INSPECTION WAS ALSO PERFORMED OF THE E2 INLET IAW RR MM 72-20-00, COMPRESSOR IAW MM 72-30-00, COMBUSTION LINER IAW MM 72-40-00 AND TURBINE IAW MM 72-50-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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