SDR 200411009

Service difficulty report · Cover · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
November 16, 2004
Submitted
November 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53051
Aircraft time
40,796 hours, 29,731 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D*
Engine time
11,415 hours, 7,077 cycles
Part
Cover
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WITH CAPTAIN REPORT THAT EGT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ENGINES CONTINUE AT TAKEOFF RUN, LEFT ENGINE HAD EPR 1.87, EGT 510 °C, RIGHT ENGINE HAD EPR 1.78, EGT 580 °C AND THE ACCELERATION WAS STOPPED AT THIS POINT. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK BETWEEN 6 TO 7 HRS POS OF SECONDARY PATH COVER WAS DETECTED AND RIGHT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-00-01 AND 71-00-02, TESTS WERE CORRECT.

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