SDR GAIA98113

Service difficulty report · Aoa Vane · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
November 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6838
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20191
Part
Aoa Vane
Part number
2566A21
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AT HUF, AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT, AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY THREE BIRDS IN THE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT LEAST THREE LOAD THUMPS WERE HEARD. STALL WARNING STICK SHAKER CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THUMPS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO HUF WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY. THE STICK SHAKER REMAINED ON UNTIL TOUCH-DOWN. PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION PER BOEING MAINTENANCE MANUAL 5-51-271 AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION PER BOEING MM 5-51-41 AND NO STRUCTUAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. FOUND DAMAGE TO THE AOA VANE FOR THE STALL WARNING SYSTEM. REPLACED THE AOA VANE PER THE BOEING MM AND FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SER