Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
October 12, 2012
Submitted
October 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956UW
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000156
Aircraft time
10,332 hours, 8,831 cycles
Engine
Ge CF3410E6
Engine time
10,332 hours, 8,831 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CF3410E6G07
Part serial
994453
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Left
Part time
10,332 hours, 8,831 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, Y, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 880, IAH-PHL - ON APPROACH THE CAPTAIN SAW A LARGE BIRD FLASH BY HIS LEFT WINDOW. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, THE LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE CREW EXPERIENCED SEVERAL EICAS FAULTS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AS LANDING FLAPS WERE SELECTED THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED SLAT FAIL AND SPOILER FAULT MESSAGES ON EICAS. THE CAPTAIN BROKE OFF INITIAL APPROACH AND REQUESTED A 15 MILE FINAL FOR A NO SLAT AND FLAP 2 LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. UPON INSPECTION EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. ALSO THE LEFT WING SLAT PANEL SECTION 3 AND LEFT NR 3 SLAT SKEW SENSOR.

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