Service difficulty report · Fan Blade · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
November 11, 2010
Submitted
November 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1314
Aircraft time
32,352 hours, 14,332 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4P
Part
Fan Blade
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

FLT 739 PHL-PIT - RTF/EL - THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS IMPACTED BY A FLOCK OF GEESE AT 1500FT. THE CAPTAIN PULLED BACK TO IDLE AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE VIBRATION, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO PHL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SEVERAL DAMAGED FAN BLADES AND OUTBOARD FAN COWL FINGER SEALS ON THE NR 2 ENGINE.

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