Service difficulty report · Inlet · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
February 22, 2007
Submitted
February 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AA
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
298
Aircraft time
16,241 hours, 13,147 cycles
Engine
Ge CF7002D
Engine time
5,961 hours, 5,165 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 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

WEATHER CLEAR - VFR - CLIMBING THROUGH 8000' CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM REAR AND FELT AN IMPACT. CREW NOTICED LEFT ENGINE EPR CLIMB AND OIL PRESSURE DECREASING. AFTER CREW CONFIRMED SECONDARY INDICATIONS AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS INITIATED USING APPROVED USA JET PROCEDURES FOR DA-20 AIRCRAFT. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH HOUSTON CENTER , APPROVED TO DIVERT TO SAT FOR LONG RUNWAY AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. FIRE TRUCKS WERE CALLED OUT AS PRECAUTION BUT NOT NEED, CREW WERE ABLE TO TAXI ON THE ONE ENGINE TO THE FOB WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE WAS SENT FROM USA JET MAIN MAINTENANCE BASE TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND NR 1 ENGINE SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE WITH INLET DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE PERSONAL PERFORMED BOROSCOP