Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
May 30, 2013
Submitted
June 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145667
Aircraft time
24,395 hours, 24,272 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A13
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Left & Right
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS UNAWARE OF A BIRDSTIKE THAT MUST HAVE OCCURRED. HE SAID THAT HE USED THE CAPTAIN’S FLASHLIGHT AND MISSED IT ON THE POST INSPECTION. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT FOUND NR 2 ENGINE SMELLING LIKE A BIRD HAD GONE THROUGH IT. SUSPECT SMELL IS RESIDUAL FROM BIRD STRIKE ON 05/31/13. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF NR 2 ENGINE INLET AND FAN BLADES IAW R & R/ MM TASK72-00-00-200-801. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION. PREFORMED BORESCOPE OF NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR IAW R & R/ MM TASK 72-30-00-200-801 AND ETN EM-72-026. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION. ALSO, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF COKING ON CVG'S OR OIL LEAKAGE. PERFORMED ETN-EM-72-034. SMALL ODOR NOTED. UPON FURTHER INSP FOUND SMELL OF BIRD COMING FROM FRONT OF LT AND RT ENGINES. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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