Service difficulty report · Shaft · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 9, 2001
Submitted
May 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803NK
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48087
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Part
Shaft
Part number
500074701
Part serial
M64286
Condition
Sheared
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
16,640 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER NORMAL TAKEOFF AT WEIGHT OF 124K LBS. WHILE PASSING THROUGH ABOUT 4000 FEET. FELT AND HEARD A THUMP, SLIGHT YAW AND LOOKED DOWN TO SEE LEFT ENGINE HAD SPOOLED DOWN. NO EVIDENCE OF VIBRATION OR COMPRESSOR STALLING. WE PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR ENGINE FAILURE/DAMAGE DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH NORMAL RESULT. LANDED AT APPROX 122K LBS. DURING DISASSEMBLY, FOUND HPT SHAFT SHEARED.

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