Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 8, 2005
Submitted
October 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49736
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCI - INFLIGHT CLIMBING THROUGH FL20, FLIGHT CREW HEARD A BANG AND SAW NR 2 ENGINE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE DOUBLED AND LOSS OF N1 AND N2. AIR RETURNED TO MCI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND SEVERAL MISSING FAN BLADES. REPLACED RIGHT HAND ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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