Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 13, 2001
Submitted
July 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70404
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49315
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 1319 - EN ROUTE DFW-SNA - ON CLIMB-OUT, DETECTED A LOUD BANG AT NR 1 SIDE ENGINE. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 SIDE ENGINE. FOURTH STAGE TURBINE BLADES FAILED AT OR NEAR THE ROOT. LEADING EDGE STAGE 3 TURBINE BLADES WERE DAMAGED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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