Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 16, 2012
Submitted
December 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952AR
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48497
Aircraft time
57,288 hours, 14,432 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Engine time
44,588 hours, 10,984 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, E
Precautionary procedure
J, A, E

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SUMU, HAD HIGH VIBRATION NR 3 ENGINE. DUMPED FUEL TO MAX LANDING WEIGHT AND RETURNED TO FIELD FOR A SAFE LANDING. AFTER LANDING ENGINE NR 3 WAS SHUT DOWN AS PRECAUTION. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND 6 DAMAGED FAN BLADES WITH EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE. ACCOMPLISHED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION IAW 72-00-02, NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. REPLACED 4 FAN BLADES AND BLEND 2 BLADES PER AMM 72-31-02. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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