Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7673Y0

Difficulty date
July 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632TW
Make and model
Boeing 7673Y0
Aircraft serial
24953
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Right
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT ENGINE INJESTED A BIRD. CREW REPORTED A VIBRATION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO TLV. ON LANDING OVERWEIGHT ALL EIGHT MAIN GEAR TIRES OVERHEATED AND DEFLATED. THE RT ENGINE HAD NUMEROUS BROKEN BLADES ATTRIBUTED TO THE BIRD INJESTION, SOME OF WHICH PENETRATED THE NOSE COWL. REPLACED THE ENGINE AND NOSE COWL. CHECK-C 7-14-99 LAX.

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