What happened
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Narrative eisa Boeing 727-221, N363PA, departed Colorado Springs, Colorado (cos) at 11:15 local time on runway 17L, July 18, 1996. The engine at takeoff epr and 60 KIAS the number two engine EGT very quickly went to maximum EGT and compressor stall with engine indication the same. The flight crew rejected aircraft takeoff and returned to gate. Finding: upon inspection of the engine by maintenance, they found turbine blades missing, sheared off and dents in the tail pipe, side panels, and thrust reverser. The failure was all contained within the engine case with no damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries to passengers, cabin crew, or flight crew. The engine, s/n 707232, had t.t. 25007HRS, t.c. 13183, and t.s.s.v. of 1150 hrs. At time of the failure. The engine was returned to eisa hangar at dallas, Texas (dal). Primary inspections indicate a probable blade failure of the number three turbine, which in turn caused damage to the remaining aft turbine. The area forward of the number three turbine appears to have only minor nicks. Eisa will send the engine to sabena technic, a FAR 145 engine repair station, located in brussels belgium. Maintenance installed a serviceable engine. All systems were operationally checked and found to be serviceable. Aircraft N363PA was released for service. SDR has been submitted through cmu. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE EISA BOEING 727-221, N363PA, DEPARTED COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (COS) AT 11:15 LOCAL TIME ON RUNWAY 17L, JULY 18, 1996. THE ENGINE AT TAKEOFF EPR AND 60 KIAS THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE EGT VERY QUICKLY WENT TO MAXIMUM EGT AND COMPRESSOR STALL WITH ENGINE INDICATION THE SAME. THE FLIGHT CREW REJECTED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. FINDING: UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BY MAINTENANCE, THEY FOUND TURBINE BLADES MISSING, SHEARED OFF AND DENTS IN THE TAIL PIPE, SIDE PANELS, AND THRUST REVERSER. THE FAILURE WAS ALL CONTAINED WITHIN THE ENGINE CASE WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS, CABIN CREW, OR FLIGHT CREW. THE ENGINE, S/N 707232, HAD T.T. 25007HRS, T.C. 13183, AND T.S.S.V. OF 1150 HRS. AT TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO EISA HANGAR AT DALLAS, TEXAS (DAL). PRIMARY INSPECTIONS INDICATE A PROBABLE BLADE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER THREE TURBINE, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REMAINING AFT TURBINE. THE AREA FORWARD OF THE NUMBER THREE TURBINE APPEARS TO HAVE ONLY MINOR NICKS. EISA WILL SEND THE ENGINE TO SABENA TECHNIC, A FAR 145 ENGINE REPAIR STATION, LOCATED IN BRUSSELS BELGIUM. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE ENGINE. ALL SYSTEMS WERE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE. AIRCRAFT N363PA WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. SDR HAS BEEN SUBMITTED THROUGH CMU. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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