Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 727100

Difficulty date
May 7, 2002
Submitted
May 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120FE
Make and model
Boeing 727100
Aircraft serial
19356
Aircraft time
63,415 hours, 48,513 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. INTAKE HAD NO APPARENT DAMAGE, EXHAUST SHOWED THE TURBINE BLADES HAD DAMAGE AND POOLS OF OIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE. OK FOR SERVICE.

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