Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737448

Difficulty date
April 27, 2013
Submitted
May 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742VA
Make and model
Boeing 737448
Aircraft serial
24773
Aircraft time
47,126 hours, 35,396 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Engine time
40,395 hours, 37,208 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TO
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

BIRD STRIKE NR 1 ENGINE, VIBRATION AT 3.8 FOR 1 MINUTE REDUCE TO BELOW 3.0 FOR THE REST OF FLIGHT. OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. ENGINE INSPECTED AND FOUND DAMAGE TO 8 EACH FAN BLADES. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED PER AMM 71-00-47 AND GMM 9-13. REMOVED AND REPLACED 16 EA FAN BLADES IAW B737 AMM 72-31-02.