What was found
8TH STAGE BLEED MANIFOLD BROKE AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN PRIMARY FUEL MANIFOLD AND DIFFUSER FAIRING. RESULTING IN PIN HOLE CHAFE IN PRIMARY MANIFOLD.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2003
- Submitted
- September 29, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 33,969 hours, 17,226 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Manifold
- Part number
- 500809501
- Part serial
- NSN
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- 8th Stage Bleed
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.