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Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A330223

Difficulty date: July 5, 2026
Submitted: July 6, 2026
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N861NW
Make and model: Airbus A330223
Aircraft serial: 0796
Aircraft time: 81,056 hours, 10,312 cycles
Engine: Pwa PW4168A
System (JASC): 7220 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section
Part: Engine
Condition: Bird Ingestion
Location: Left
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

ATB- RETURNED TO DUB DUE TO LEFT ENGINE BIRD STRIKE. C/W BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION PER AMM. REPAIRED FAN EXIT GUIDE VANE PER AMM 72-33. C/W LEFT ENGINE BORESCOPE INSPECTION, NO DAMAGE FOUND. C/W POWER ASSURANCE RUN, NO ISSUES NOTED. (LP 8776550 - AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED).

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