Service difficulty report · Spacer · Boeing 737205

Difficulty date
December 15, 2000
Submitted
December 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240TA
Make and model
Boeing 737205
Aircraft serial
21729
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
Part
Spacer
Part number
851085
Part serial
BBDUAY3685
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

MSY - FLT 671 - DURING CLIMB, ENGINE NR 2 EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL, VIBRATION AND NOISES HEARD, ENG PARAMETERS ABNORMAL. ENGINE SHUTDOWN ACCOMPLISHED. ACFT RETURNED TO MSY. AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MAINT PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE ON FAN BLADES. BORESCOPE INSP PERFORMED ON LP AND HP COMPRESSORS, FOUND DAMAGES OUT OF LIMITS ON C1 AND C2 BLADES OF THE LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR. C1 AND C2 COMPRESSOR DISKS REPLACED PER MM 72-23-00, AND ALSO THE ACOUSTIC LINING SPACER REPLACED PER MM 72-23-00. ENG RUN UP, CHECKED FOR LEAKS, VIBRATION, AND BREATHER PRESS PER MM 71-00-00 WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF: OPER CNTRL NRS 20001227SH022 AND -023.(X).