SDR SWAA961343

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7373A4

Difficulty date
November 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673AA
Make and model
Boeing 7373A4
Aircraft serial
23251
Part
Skin
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, LARGE BIRD OR BIRDS HIT NEAR LEFT NOSE WHEEL WELL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DAL AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTED AND FOUND SLIGHT EVIDENCE OF STRIKE TO NOSE LEFT SIDE, WITHIN BOEING SRM AND NUMBER 1 ENGINE. BORESCOPED AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUN-UP, WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED.

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