N924PS
Registered owner: JET SALES WEST LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATI JET INC. (G41A) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
ON 6/26/2026, N924PS, CYO924 DEPARTED KLAX AND DURING CLIMB, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THE LH ENGINE FIRE DETECT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN WENT OUT. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAX. ATI JET MAINTENANCE WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, ENGINE COWLINGS WERE OPENED AND HIGH POWER RUNS COMPLETED. NO OBVIOUS LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED. A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO REPO THE AIRCRAFT TO KELP - ATI JET MAINTENANCE FACILITY. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED SAFELY INTO ELP WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENGINE COWLINGS WERE REMOVED AND HIGH POWER RUNS COMPLETED AGAIN. A VERY SLIGHT BLEED AIR LEAK WAS FOUND DIRECTING AIR FLOW TOWARDS A TEMP SENSOR. THIS BLEED AIR LINE SEAL WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE RUN/LEAK CHECK COMPLETED. NO ISSUES NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
ON 5/17/26, N924PS CYO924 WAS DEPARTING KFOE HEADING TO KHYI. DURING THE CLIMB OUT, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE RH ENGINE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT 20 PSI. THE CAPTAIN THEN VERIFIED THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION AT THE PRESSURE INDICATOR. HE REPORTED THE INDICATOR WAS NEAR ZERO HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RETURNED TO KFOE. ATI JET MAINTENANCE WAS SENT TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. UPON ARRIVAL, THE MAINTENANCE TECH WAS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE AND THE CAPTAIN REPORTED CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, WAS DISTRACTED AND DIDN'T PROPERLY SECURE THE LATCH ON THE OIL SERVICE PORT/DIPSTICK. FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE MANUAL TROUBLE SHOOTING/TESTING PROCEDURE, THE ENGINE OIL FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED - NO INDICATION OF ENGINE DETERIORATION OR DAMAGE WAS PRESENT. THE OIL FILTER AND AN OIL SAMPLE WAS SENT TO AVIATION LABORATORIES FOR EVALUATION. PER THE MM, THE ENGINE WAS SERVICED AND THE ENGINE ROTATED THROUGH THE GEARBOX MANUAL DRIVE ACCESS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE ENGINE/AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL THE OIL SAMPLE RESULTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND EVALUATED BY P&W.
ON 5/17/26, N924PS CYO924 WAS DEPARTING KFOE HEADING TO KHYI. DURING THE CLIMB OUT, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE RH ENGINE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT 20 PSI. THE CAPTAIN THEN VERIFIED THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION AT THE PRESSURE INDICATOR. HE REPORTED THE INDICATOR WAS NEAR ZERO HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RETURNED TO KFOE. ATI JET MAINTENANCE WAS SENT TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. UPON ARRIVAL, THE MAINTENANCE TECH WAS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE AND THE CAPTAIN REPORTED CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, WAS DISTRACTED AND DIDN'T PROPERLY SECURE THE LATCH ON THE OIL SERVICE PORT/DIPSTICK. FOLLOWING THE PRATT & WHITNEY MAINTENANCE MANUAL TROUBLE SHOOTING/TESTING PROCEDURE, THE ENGINE OIL FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED - NO INDICATION OF ENGINE DETERIORATION OR DAMAGE WAS PRESENT. THE OIL FILTER AND AN OIL SAMPLE WAS SENT TO AVIATION LABORATORIES FOR EVALUATION. PER THE P&W MM, THE ENGINE WAS SERVICED AND THE ENGINE ROTATED THROUGH THE GEARBOX MANUAL DRIVE ACCESS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE ENGINE/AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL THE OIL SAMPLE RESULTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND EVALUATED BY P&W.
ON 5/17/26, N924PS CYO924 WAS DEPARTING KFOE HEADING TO KHYI. DURING THE CLIMB OUT, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE RH ENGINE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT 20 PSI. THE CAPTAIN THEN VERIFIED THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION AT THE PRESSURE INDICATOR. HE REPORTED THE INDICATOR WAS NEAR ZERO HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RETURNED TO KFOE. ATI JET MAINTENANCE WAS SENT TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. UPON ARRIVAL, THE MAINTENANCE TECH WAS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE AND THE CAPTAIN REPORTED CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, WAS DISTRACTED AND DIDN'T PROPERLY SECURE THE LATCH ON THE OIL SERVICE PORT/DIPSTICK. FOLLOWING THE PRATT & WHITNEY MAINTENANCE MANUAL TROUBLE SHOOTING/TESTING PROCEDURE, THE ENGINE OIL FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED - NO INDICATION OF ENGINE DETERIORATION OR DAMAGE WAS PRESENT. THE OIL FILTER AND AN OIL SAMPLE WAS SENT TO AVIATION LABORATORIES FOR EVALUATION. PER THE P&W MM, THE ENGINE WAS SERVICED AND THE ENGINE ROTATED THROUGH THE GEARBOX MANUAL DRIVE ACCESS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE ENGINE/AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL THE OIL SAMPLE RESULTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND EVALUATED BY P&W.
ON 5/17/26, N924PS CYO924 WAS DEPARTING KFOE HEADING TO KHYI. DURING THE CLIMB OUT, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE RH ENGINE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT 20 PSI. THE CAPTAIN THEN VERIFIED THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION AT THE PRESSURE INDICATOR. HE REPORTED THE INDICATOR WAS NEAR ZERO HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RETURNED TO KFOE. ATI JET MAINTENANCE WAS SENT TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. UPON ARRIVAL, THE MAINTENANCE TECH WAS DISCUSSING THE ISSUE AND THE CAPTAIN REPORTED CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, WAS DISTRACTED AND DIDN'T PROPERLY SECURE THE LATCH ON THE OIL SERVICE PORT/DIPSTICK. FOLLOWING THE PRATT & WHITNEY MAINTENANCE MANUAL TROUBLE SHOOTING/TESTING PROCEDURE, THE ENGINE OIL FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED - NO INDICATION OF ENGINE DETERIORATION OR DAMAGE WAS PRESENT. THE OIL FILTER AND AN OIL SAMPLE WAS SENT TO AVIATION LABORATORIES FOR EVALUATION. PER THE P&W MM, THE ENGINE WAS SERVICED AND THE ENGINE ROTATED THROUGH THE GEARBOX MANUAL DRIVE ACCESS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE ENGINE/AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL THE OIL SAMPLE RESULTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND EVALUATED BY P&W.
ON SATURDAY 1/3/2026, N198HB CYO198, DEPARTED KERI HEADING TO KECP. DURING CLIMB, THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM DUAL BLEED AIR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CAPTAIN DECIDED TO DIVERT/RETURN TO KERI. LOCAL MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND ENGINE RUNS WERE COMPLETED FOR A LEAK CHECK OF THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM. SECTIONS OF THE BLEED AIR TUBES IN THE TAIL SECTION WERE IDENTIFIED WITH THE TEMP SENSOR POSITIONED VERY CLOSE TO THE BLEED AIR TUBES. THE SENSOR SECTIONS WERE RE POSITIONED COMPARING PLACEMENT TO THE REST OF THE SYSTEM AND REFERENCING THE LEARJET M.M. ENGINE RUNS WERE COMPLETED AGAIN WITH NO ISSUES REPORTED. A TEST FLIGHT WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE IT IS RETURNED TO SERVICE FOR FINAL DETERMINATION OF CONTINUING ISSUE.
ON 11/12/2025, N924PS DEPARTED KMAF HEADING TO KDRO. ON CLIMB THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM SEEMED LIKE THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PRESSURIZING. HE THEN ELECTED TO RETURN TO KMAF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY, ATI MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AT MAF TO TEST THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM, THE PRESSURE CONTROLLER HAS AN INTERROGATION FEATURE THAT WILL ILLUMINATE A FAULT LIGHT IDENTIFYING A FAULTY COMPONENT - THE TEST WAS COMPLETED AND THE CONTROLLER FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTROLLER WAS THEN REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED ON THE GROUND WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KMAF AND FLEW TO KAPA AND THEN TO KTUS WITH NO ISSUES. WHEN DEPARTING KTUS THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM FAULTED AGAIN WITH THE CAPTAIN RETURNING BACK TO KTUS. THE SAME INTERROGATION WAS COMPLETED AND THIS TIME THE #1 OUTFLOW VALVE FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AUTOMATIC MODE WAS MELED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO ATI MAINTENANCE IN KELP THE NEXT MORNING. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE OUTFLOW VALVES.
ON 6/21/2025 N924 DEPARTED KEGE FLYING TO KMDW, ONCE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE FUEL LOAD WAS STARTING TO BECOME IMBALANCED LEFT TO RIGHT. HE NOTICED THE RH FUEL STANDBY PUMP WAS ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TO PREVENT THE FUEL ISSUE FROM GETTING WORSE, THE CAPTAIN DECIDED TO DIVERT INTO KAPA. THE CAPTAIN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY IN APA. WHEN ON THE GROUND THE CAPTAIN SHUT POWER OFF AND CALLED ATI MAINTENANCE. UPON TROUBLE SHOOTING ATTEMPT, POWERING THE AIRCRAFT UP, THE STANDBY PUMP LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. HE CYCLED THE SWITCH/PUMP SEVERAL TIMES AND ACTUATION WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO KELP FOR ATI MAINTENANCE TO CONTINUE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON THE GROUND. A NEW STARTER WAS INSTALLED WHICH IS THE FIRST COMPONENT IN THE START SEQUENCE THAT INCORPORATES A SPEED SENSOR WHICH DISENGAGES THE STARTER AND SHUTS OFF THE FUEL BOOST PUMP AFTER START. THE RH ENGINE WAS STARTED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT DUPLICATED.
DEPARTING KSDL. THE CREW NOTICED A SMOKE/OIL SMELL, WARMER THAN USUAL AIRFLOW WITH SLIGHT VISUAL APPEARANCE OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE FBO. AFTER HANDLING THE PASSENGERS, THE CAPTAIN CALLED ATI MAINTENANCE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. THE CAPTAIN MENTIONED THAT AS THEY DECIDED TO ABORT, THE SMELL/SMOKE AND WARM AIR FLOW THEY HAD EXPERIENCED HAD ALMOST STOPPED. AFTER DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH OPERATIONS, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RUN THE ENGINES TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND IF ALL WAS CLEAR, REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT TO KELP FOR MAINTENANCE. THE ENGINE RUNS WERE COMPLETED WITH VERY MINOR REMNANTS OF THE SMELL. THE CREW DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE REPOSITION TO KELP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN ELP A WITH SLIGHT SMOKY SMELL WAS NOTICED DURING THE FLIGHT WHICH WAS MOST LIKELY RESIDUAL FROM THE INITIAL TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RUN UP BY ATI MAINTENANCE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSES, NO OIL/SMOKE SMELL OR EXCESSIVE HEAT WAS NOTICED. A TEST FLIGHT WAS ALSO COMPLETED WITH NO NOTICE OF THE REPORTED ISSUES. NO EXACT CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PRIOR TOP TAKE OFF, CREWS COMPLETE PRE TAXI CHECKLISTS, WHERE THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION VALVES ARE TESTED ON THIS CHECKLIST. ONE OF THE EMERGENCY VALVES POSSIBLY DID NOT RESET COMPLETELY WHICH WILL LET WARMER THAN NORMAL AIR INTO THE AIRCRAFT AND WITH THE AIR BEING HOTTER, MAY INTRODUCE ABNORMAL SMELLS. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE DUE TO THE RUNS/TEST FLIGHT NOT PRODUCING ANY OBVIOUS DEFECTS.
ON 3/30/2024, DEPARTED KMBS WITH PASSENGERS HEADING TO KSAT. ABOUT 20 MINS INTO FLT, CREW NOTICED A FUEL IMBALANCE IN WINGS. ON CHECKING FUEL CONTROL SWITCH PANEL, NOTICED RT STANDBY PUMP ILLUMINATED & RT JET PUMP WAS TURNED OFF. CAPTAIN CALLED MAINT WHEN ISSUE FIRST NOTICED. DETERMINED TO LAND. CREW LANDED IN KSBN. TAXIED TO PARKING, CAPTAIN VERIFIED LIGHTS WERE ON. SHUT ACFT DOWN. CREW WENT BACK TO ACFT TO TROUBLESHOOT ISSUE. WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO ACFT, LIGHTS WERE OUT. POWER CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES TO DUPLICATE ISSUE, DETERMINED LIGHTS HAD COME ON DURING START SEQUENCE WHICH STANDBY PUMP ON & JET PUMP OFF IS NORMAL & CAME BACK ON AT SOME POINT DURING FLT. SEVERAL START ATTEMPTS MADE TO CHECK VALVE SEQUENCING. ALL STARTS NORMAL, ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. OPS & MAINT DECIDED TO HAVE THE CREW FLY TO MAINT HOMEBASE TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUER. SHORT FLIGHTS TO KICT THEN KELP WERE PLANNED. ACFT COMPLETED THE FLIGHTS INTO KELP & LANDED SAFELY WITH NO OTHER ISSUES. START SEQUENCE PROCESS WAS VERIFIED & ISSUE WAS DUPLICATED. SPEED SENSOR CONNECTOR ON RT STARTER WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSING THE ISSUE, START SEQUENCE DID NOT REVERSE/DISENGAGE STANDBY PUMP & JET PUMP AFTER STARTER REACHED A CERTAIN RPM. CONNECTOR FOUND SECURED & SAFETY WIRED BUT THE LOCKING COLLAR WAS WOBBLY & NOT TIGHT. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, MAINTENANCE HAD A HAND ON THE CONNECTOR, AND WHILE MOVING THE CONNECTOR, THE PUMP LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND WENT OUT WHEN HELD TIGHT. NEW CONNECTOR AND BACK SHELL ORDERED.
ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 N924PS DEPARTED EMPTY FROM KDAL HEADING TO KMAF. THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE LH ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR SHOWED ZERO PSI AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL WAS ON. HE MOVED THE THROTTLE LEVER TO IDLE THEN TO CUTOFF AND REQUESTED A RETURN TO KDAL. AFTER LANDING SAFELY AT DAL, MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED TO INVESTIGATE THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. DALLAS AIRMOTIVE INFORMED ATI MAINTENANCE THAT THE ENGINE AND COWLING WERE OIL SOAKED. NO DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF LOSS OF OIL AND OIL PRESSURE COULD BEEN DETERMINED. OIL WAS ADDED AND ENGINE WAS MOTORED - SLIGHT OIL PRESSURE WAS INDICATED. AN ENGINE START WAS ATTEMPTED AND MAINTENANCE THOUGHT A "HUNG" START RESULTED. WITH FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE N1 STAGE HAD SEIZED. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND DISASSEMBLED TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.
ON THE AFTERNOON OF 6-4-2021, DEPARTING OUT OF KMDQ AND HEADING TO KBJC, THE CREW FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE AIRPLANE PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WITH ANY OF THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WAS NOTED. THEY DECIDED TO DIVERT INTO KMEM WHERE THEY LANDED SAFELY. THE VIBRATION WAS STILL PRESENT ON THE GROUND WITH ENGINES RUNNING. ON THE GROUND THE CREW COMPLETED THEIR "WALKAROUND" AND NOTICED THE RH ENGINE COWLING HAD BLACK SOOT EXITING FROM THE STARTER/GENERATOR COOLING DUCT EXIT. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED FROM EL PASO WITH A NEW STARTER/GENERATOR AND INSTALLED IT ONTO THE AIRCRAFT. ENGINE RUNS COMPLETED, NO VIBRATIONS NOTED. THE CREW CONTINUE THEIR FLIGHT INTO KBJC WITH NO OTHER ISSUES/VIBRATIONS NOTED.
ON 11-29-2020 N924PS DEPARTED KLAS FLYING TO KELP, ON CLIMB OUT OF LAS, THE CREW NOTICED THE LT & RT BLEED LIGHTS ON INDICATING AN OVERHEAT CONDITION IN THE TAIL/BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. AFTER COMPLETING THEIR CHECKLIST, THE CAPTAIN DECIDED TO DIVERT INTO KPRC. AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND STARTING THE DESCENT, THE BLEED LIGHTS WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY IN PRC, THE AFT BAGGAGE AND TAIL CONE AREAS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE COLD COMPARED TO HOT CONDITIONS WHEN BLEED AIR LEAKS ARE FOUND. THE CAPTAIN AND ATI OPERATIONS DETERMINED IT WAS A FALSE INDICATION AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON ORIGINAL COURSE TO KELP. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL ON THE FLIGHT FROM PRC TO ELP AND LANDED SAFELY IN ELP.
CLIMBING THROUGH 23,000 FEET LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND FUEL COMPUTER LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE RESTART ATTEMPTED BUT WOULD NOT RESTART. AIRCRAFT MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING SAFELY. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION REPORTED ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL HAD FAILED. CONFIRMATION IN PROCESS.
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KAPF HEADING TO KSUS, AT APPROXIMATELY 24 THOUSAND FEET AND 25 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, BOTH ENGINE BLEED AIR LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING BLEED AIR LEAK IN THE TAIL CONE AREA. THE CREW PULLED POWER BACK TO LIMIT BLEED AIR, THE LIGHT STAYED ON. THEY THEN CYCLED THE BLEED AIR SWITCHES ONE AT A TIME AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE CAPTAIN THEN DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY DIVERSION INTO KPIE WERE THEY LANDED SAFELY. THE PASSENGERS WERE MOVED TO ANOTHER COMPANY AIRCRAFT. THE CREW COMPLETED FULL POWER RUNS WHILE ON THE GROUND, WITH NO INDICATIONS OF THE BLEED AIR DISCREPANCY. THE CREW FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO KELP AT 14 THOUSAND FEET. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN ELP WITH NO FURTHER BLEED LIGHT INDICATIONS. THE TAIL CONE AREA WAS CHECKED FOR LEAKS WITH ENGINES RUNNING AT FULL POWER, NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. ONE OF THREE TAIL CONE FIRE LOOPS WAS FOUND CHAFING ON METAL STRUCTURE IN THE TAIL CONE AREA. THE FIRE LOOP WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A 45 TEST FLIGHT TO 30 THOUSAND FEET WITH NO BLEED LIGHT INDICATIONS.
NO PAX, AT CRUISE AT FL410, PRESSURIZATION SYS ANNUNCIATOR. NOTICED CABIN RATE OF CLIMB INCREASE. DECLARED EMER WITH ATC, DIVERTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IN MX AT THIS TIME FOR TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIR.
AFTER DEPARTURE, CREW NOTICED AN ODOR INDICATIVE OF A BIRD STRIKE. ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. DURING CLIMB, ODOR DIMINISHED UNTIL UNDETECTABLE IN CRUISE. DURING DESCENT, ODOR GRADUALLY RETURNED. AFTER LANDING, INVESTIGATED ENGINES AND FOUND REMAINS OF A SMALL BIRD AT THE 1 O'CLOCK POSITION ON LEFT ENGINE STATOR DIRECTLY BEHIND FAN. P&WC PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSP, CONFIRMED EVIDENCE OF BIRD INGESTION INTO CORE COMPRESSOR BY EVIDENCE OF BIRD REMAINS. COMPRESSOR FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE, PERFORMED COMPRESSOR WASH AND GROUND RUNS WERE SATISFACTORY. ACFT RTS ON 9-18-12.