Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 13, 2018
Submitted
April 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
25981
Aircraft time
81,445 hours, 37,096 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF, HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY AN ODOR OF SMOKE AND MOMENTARY FLUCTUATION ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. RAN QRH AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE. REPLACED 1ST STAGE BLADE SET IAW AMM 72-13. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND TEST, VIBRATION SURVEY, ALL SYSTEM TEST COMPLETE.