Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
November 7, 2002
Submitted
November 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N384FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46617
Aircraft time
63,988 hours, 25,093 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Engine
Part number
CF66D
Part serial
451115
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

SETTING STANDARD POWER ON EWR 4L, WIND 3309, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL, AND IMMEDIATELY AND EXPLOSION OCCURRED, PULLING THE AIRCRAFT HARD LEFT. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY WITH TORCHING FROM LEFT ENGINE REPORTED BY TRAILING AIRCRAFT. NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN ACCOMPLISHED AFTER FIRE REPORTED. TOWER ASKED IF EMERGENCY TRUCKS REQUIRED. WE ACCEPTED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FIRE INDICATION IN COCKPIT. IDLE POWER ON NR 1 NORMAL DURING ABORT. INSPECTED ENGINE, FOUND DAMAGE TO NR 7 COMPONENT TRAILING EDGE NR 8 AND NR 9 COMPONENT SECTION BLADES WERE MISSING. S/D COMING.

More about the Doug DC-10-10