What was found
ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE TO THE NR 3 ENGINE. DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE NR 12 AND NR 13 FAN BLADES. C/A TO FOLLOW.
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 2013
- Submitted
- April 15, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N721CX
- Make and model
- Doug DC872F
- Aircraft serial
- 46013
- Aircraft time
- 94,987 hours, 23,710 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CFM562C
- System (JASC)
- 7220 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section
- Part
- Blades
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 3 Eng Fan
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.