Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
September 24, 2000
Submitted
January 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N883AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
21522
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Blade
Part number
84001
Condition
Broken
Location
Hp Turbine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

MEM - FLT 622 - EN ROUTE DFW-BWI, NR 1 ENGINE FAILED. ACCOMPLISHED FIRE/SEVERE DAMGE CHECKLIST, DUMPED APPROXIMTELY 6000 LBS OF FUEL, AIR INTERRUPTED, AND LANDED MEM WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)