Incident Details
On March 24, 2016, at 12:00 local time, Air France flight AF393, operated with a Boeing 777-228ER (registration F-GSPA), was on a routing from Ezeiza (SAEZ) to Carrasco (SUMU) and back to Ezeiza. During the takeoff roll at SAEZ, the right engine ingested a bird. The pilot in command saw the bird seconds before rotation. After the ingestion, the pilot reported the event to Ezeiza tower control. As there were no indications of malfunction, the flight continued to SUMU.
Findings
Upon arrival at SUMU, maintenance personnel conducted checks and confirmed that the bird had impacted the engine. The impact had perforated one of the acoustic panels of the engine. The maintenance procedure followed by the airline was the same as that described in a previous event on January 31, 2015. The flight was canceled pending replacement of the affected part. After inspection, it was determined that there was no damage to the engine or the aircraft beyond the perforated panel.
Probable Cause
The incident occurred due to bird impact on the right engine prior to aircraft rotation during takeoff from SAEZ.