Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
June 25, 2004
Submitted
July 14, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N66
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF1
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Left
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE CONDUCTING CLEARANCE BELOW PATH RUN, A PAIR OF PIGEONS DIVED AND STRUCK LEFT ENGINE AREA. HEARD A THUMP AND ALL CREW MEMBERS STARTED NOTICING A BURNING SMELL. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED. CREW REQUESTED IMMEDIATE LANDING AND WAS GIVEN A LANDING CLEARANCE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, TAXIED CLEAR OF RUNWAY AND SHUTDOWN. FIRE DEPARTMENT CHECKED AC AND RELEASED IT TO BE TOWED. PIGEON REMAINS WERE FOUND ON THE LEFT ENGINE INTAKE, INSIDE THE ENGINE IN THE SCREEN, ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, AND ON THE RT SIDE OF THE RUDDER.