Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7673S2F

Difficulty date
September 24, 2026
Submitted
September 25, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124FE
Make and model
Boeing 7673S2F
Aircraft serial
43546
Aircraft time
23,334 hours, 8,292 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Engine time
12,879 hours, 5,795 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, E
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THRU APPROXIMATELY 500-600FT AGL DEPARTING VCP WE STRUCK A LARGE BLACK BIRD ON THE NOSE CONE OF THE LEFT ENGINE. A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD ALONG WITH A PUTRID SMELL BEING OBSERVED. THE LEFT VIB INDICATOR DOUBLED FROM .6 TO 1.7 AND MOMENTARILY REACHED 2.9. THEN IN STABILIZED AT 1.7 THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH AND LANDING. SEVERAL ROTOR VANES EXHIBITED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. EMERGENCY DECLARED.

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