Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 3, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26686
Aircraft time
62,765 hours, 23,150 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
58,669 hours, 21,217 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORT ON T/O ROLL HEARD BANGING SOUND AT V1 FOLLOWED BY ACRID BURNING SMELL IN CABIN THAT LASTED 20 SECONDS. CREW SUSPECT BIRD STRIKE, DEN AIRPORT GND CREW CHECKED AND FOUND DEAD HAWK REMAINS ON RUNWAY. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE TO NR 2 ENGINE. INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE, FOUND TWO FAN BLADES BENT AT L/E TIPS. DENT IN L/E OF INLET COWL LIP SKIN AND INLET COWL ACOUSTIC PANEL DENTED AND PUNCTURED. EVIDENCE OF CORE INGESTION. REPLACED 3 BLADE SETS, BLENDED 5 BLADES.ACCOMPLISHED EDDY CURRENT OF BLADES, OK PER MM.