SDR EIAA98005

Service difficulty report · Fan Blades · Boeing 747273C

Difficulty date
January 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470EV
Make and model
Boeing 747273C
Aircraft serial
20653
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Fan Blades
Part number
771841
Condition
Bent
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

JFK - APPROACH INTO JFK RUNWAY 22L, APPROXIMATELY 50-100 FEET, HAD BIRD STRIKE IN NR 1 ENGINE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, WITH AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMP OF 42 DEGREES F. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIVE PAIRS OF FAN BLADES PER MM 72-31-02. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE FOR BIRD INGESTION, AND FOUND NO CORE ENGINE DAMAGE. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUBSEQUENTLY ENGINE WAS CHANGED FOR A OIL LEAK THAT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE BIRD STRIKE.