Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 16, 2010
Submitted
December 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26698
Aircraft time
59,016 hours, 20,737 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

LT ENG SUFFERED A BIRDSTRIKE, RTFL. THRUST REVERSER BLOCKER DOOR FWD SEAL TORN. REPLACED BLOCKER DOOR. 8 FAN BLADES DAMAGED. NOSE COWL ALSO DAMAGED. INLET LINER HAS NUMEROUS DENTS. REPAIRED DENTS. FAN COWL DENTED. FAN INLET DENTS REPAIRED PER MM. FOUND SPACERS BETWEEN FAN EXIT GUIDE VANES DAMAGED. R & R BROKEN EXIT GUIDE VANE SPACERS. REMOVED 2 EXIT GUIDE VANE SPACERS. ON 2 EXIT GUIDE VANE BASES FOUND 1 WITH CRACK & 1 WITH PIECE MISSING. OK FOR SERVICE. R & R FAN BLADES. FAN BLADES NR 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 15, 18, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 DAMAGED. FAN BLADES REPLACED. PERFORMED VIBRATION SURVEY PER JRH 2-5-6, OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.