Service difficulty report · Blades · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 6, 2006
Submitted
December 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49454
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ORD - ON TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED LOUD PBP BEFORE FLIGHT CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF. BRAKE TEMPERATURES DID NOT EXCEED 150 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR EVALUATION. REPLACED NUMBER THREE AND FOUR MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES AND NUMBER THREE AND FOUR BRAKES. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE ON 07 DECEMBER 2006 AT ORD DUE TO DISTRESSED COMPRESSOR STATE 12 AND 13 BLADES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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