What was found
AIR RETURN TO DEPARTURE DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE OF THE NR 1 ENGINE. ENGINE SECURED. IN FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED NO OPS. ENGINE BEYOND REPAIR WITH CORE DAMAGE OUT OF LIMITS AT C2 FAN. NR 1 ENGINE R & R.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2015
- Submitted
- January 13, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N531UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25042
- Aircraft time
- 63,521 hours, 24,320 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2040
- Engine time
- 76,178 hours, 39,140 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- PW2037
- Part serial
- 716333
- Condition
- Bird Ingestion
- Location
- Nr 1
- Part time
- 76,178 hours, 39,140 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.