Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 21, 2007
Submitted
November 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49427
Aircraft time
57,430 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
957 hours
Part
Fan
Condition
Fod
Location
Left Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ORD INFLIGHT - NUMBER ONE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CLIMB. CREW HEARD LOUD POPS. PULLED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND LEFT NUMBER ONE ENGINE AT IDLE FOR LANDING. NUMBER ONE ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE AND ISOLATORS ON 22 NOV AT ORD DUE TO COMPRESSOR STALL DUE TO FAN FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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