Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 6, 2007
Submitted
March 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7549A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53031
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Seized
Location
Left Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MEM INFLIGHT, AT FLIGHT LEVEL 350 LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. LANDED MEM WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NUMBER ONE ENGINE GEARBOX SEIZED. REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE ON 08 MARCH 2007 AT MEM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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