Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
July 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7280U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21558
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Turbine
Part number
774994
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF AT 90 KTS, LOUD BANG, LOST POWER AND ENGINE RUMBLE AT IDLE. FOUND TURBINE DISINTEGRATED. A CRACKED FUEL NOZZLE AT THE HEAT SHIELD WELD SEAM MELTED THE NOZZLE GUIDE VANES, WHICH WERE THEN LIBERATED AND CAUSED T2 BLADE LIBERATION.