Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
August 16, 2011
Submitted
August 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1499
Aircraft time
36,544 hours, 13,184 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B3P
Engine time
30,701 hours, 17,659 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
1887M10G04
Part serial
779889
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 2
Part time
30,701 hours, 17,659 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS ON ROTATION WITH SEVERAL INGESTED INTO THE NR 2 ENGINE CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE DUE TO SEVERE DAMAGE.

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