Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
April 23, 2020
Submitted
April 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N743LG
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
172
Aircraft time
7,766 hours, 5,760 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Engine time
7,494 hours, 5,612 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
31B406704
Part serial
PCECA0181
Condition
Damaged
Location
Right
Part time
7,494 hours, 5,612 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

REPORT FROM THE PIC - "TAKING OFF OUT OF WILMINGTON DELAWARE KILG IN GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS RIGHT AFTER ROTATION SAW A FLOCK OF BIRDS FLYING TOWARDS THE AIRPLANE. I TRIED TO DEVIATE FROM THEIR PATH BUT IT WAS TOO LATE, NOT SURE HOW MANY WENT INTO THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUSING A LOUD NOISE, VIBRATION, AND RAPID LOSS OF POWER. I GAINED SOME ALTITUDE AND WENT THROUGH THE CHECKLIST WITH MY FO AND PROCEEDED TO SECURE THE ENGINE. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT IMMEDIATELY. WE DID NOT HAVE TO BURN ANY FUEL BECAUSE WE WERE AT LANDING WEIGHT. AFTER WE LANDED WE COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS SOME SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE WITH ONE BLADE MISSING."