Service difficulty report · Engine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
August 11, 2007
Submitted
August 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B263
Aircraft time
26,581 hours, 28,854 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Engine time
16,870 hours, 21,441 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 1
Part time
16,870 hours, 21,441 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BIRD STRIKE TO NUMBER 2 ENGINE FOLLOWED BY COMPRESSOR STALLS AND ITT OVERTEMP LIGHT. RETURNED TO FIELD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE IAW AMERICAN EAGLE WORK CARD 72-4903. OP[ERATIONAL CHECK GOOD - RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE

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