What was found
KMIA - AFTER DEPARTURE DURING CLIMB STAGE, SEVERE VIBRATION ON NR 2 ENGINE. INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCDURES, SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE, DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO KMIA LANDING UNEVENTFULLY. FOUND NR 2 ENGINE TURBINE DAMAGED.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N266US
- Make and model
- Boeing 727251
- Aircraft serial
- 19985
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Turbine
- Part number
- 539004
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 22,374 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- E, J, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.