Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 25D

Difficulty date
May 26, 2010
Submitted
May 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N25PW
Make and model
Lear 25D
Aircraft serial
342
Aircraft time
8,215 hours, 7,965 cycles
Engine
Ge CJ6108
Engine time
8,071 hours, 7,898 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CJ6108A
Part serial
211275A
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Part time
8,071 hours, 7,898 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C, X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BIRD WAS INGESTED INTO LEFT ENGINE JUST AFTER V-1. ENGINE FLAMED OUT, TAKE OFF WAS CONTINUED TO A SAFE ALTITUDE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON CTAF AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY, ALL PASSENGERS AND CREWMEMBERS WERE SAFE, NO INJURIES. DAMAGE ON THE ENGINE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

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