# SDR DALA2026070603927

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: July 5, 2026
- Submitted: July 6, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N861NW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N861NW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A330-223
- Registry model: [Airbus A330-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 0796
- Aircraft time: 81,056 hours, 10,312 cycles
- Engine: Pwa PW4168A
- System (JASC): [7220 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7220)
- Part: Engine
- Condition: Bird Ingestion
- Location: Left
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: C
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2026070603927

## Discrepancy

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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