SDR 9620532713

Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 7272S7

Difficulty date
September 24, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N716RC
Make and model
Boeing 7272S7
Aircraft serial
22021
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failure
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
39,307 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1,500 FEET AGL, THE NR 2 ENGINE BEGAN VIBRATING, EGT REDLINED AND EPR N1 INDICATIONS WERE DECREASING. CREW PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF NR 2 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO DEN WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE.

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