Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 14, 2006
Submitted
May 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49348
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DFW INFLIGHT DURING CLIMB AT 4000 FEET AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A COMPRESSOR STALL FROM NUMBER 2 ENGINE. SUBSEQUENT POWER APPLICATIONS CAUSED REPEATED SURGES. SHUT RIGHT HAND ENGINE DOWN AND PULLED FIRE HANDLE AS PRECAUTION. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONFIRMED NO FIRE. ACCOMPLISHED FLIGHT DATA RECORDER DOWNLOAD. ENGINE GAS TEMPERATURE 777 DEGREES AND SURGE TO POWER. REPLACED RIGHT HAND ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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