Service difficulty report · Cowling · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 13, 2011
Submitted
July 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N198CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
198CJ
Aircraft time
42,770 hours, 50,737 cycles
Part
Cowling
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT 9542 IAH CLL HAD A BIRD STRIKE DURING DEPARTURE. THE CREW WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE UNTIL ACFT LANDED IN CLL. THE BIRD HAD STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING. IT LEFT A CRACK THAT EXTENDS FROM THE FIGURE EIGHT PART OF THE COWLING TO THE REAR AIR INTAKE. REPLACED FIGURE EIGHT DUCT AND LOWER DUCT.

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