Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
December 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N859FT
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20326
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Nr 3
Part time
66,665 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

AT 7500 FEET WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR APPROACH AT NIGHT ENCOUNTERED BIRD FLOCK, HAD MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES. WEATHER CONDITIONS, SCATTERED BROKEN LAYERS. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE OR FLIGHT INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS NOTED, NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING FOLLOWING BIRD STRIKE. ON INSPECTION, FOUND NR 3 ENGINE DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS, REPLACED SAME IAW PAC WORKCARDS M7100-002, M7100-002A. FOUND NR 4 NOSE COWL DAMAGED, REPLACED IAW 71-11-01. REPAIRED DAMAGE TO SECTION 41 RIBS IAW 53-12, REPAIRED DAMAGE TO WING L/E IAW 57-31.