Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 3, 2007
Submitted
April 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53625
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TUL INFLIGHT - DURING CLIMB FELT STRONG VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY TAIL COMPARTMENT OVER TEMPERATURE INDICATION. PRESSURIZATION WAS HARD TO CONTROL. LANDED TUL WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND DAMAGE TO FOURTH STAGE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE BLADES. REPLACED NUMBER TWO ENGINE ON 03 APRIL 2007 AT TUL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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