What was found
ON TAKEOFF, HEARD A LOUD NOISE, UPON LANDING, DISCOVERED NOSE OF ACFT ENCOUNTERED BIRD STRIKE. LT ENGINE INGESTED BIRD CAUSING DAMAGE TO N1 COMPRESSOR BLADES.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2012
- Submitted
- March 25, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N836NK
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53045
- Aircraft time
- 42,857 hours, 29,786 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Bird Ingestion
- Location
- Left
- 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.