Service difficulty report · Blade · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 20, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70529
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49921
Aircraft time
51,149 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
2,698 hours
Part
Blade
Condition
Failed
Location
Right Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW INFLIGHT T1538/20DEC - NUMBER TWO ENGINE EXPERIENCED CONTAINED TURBINE FAILURE. ENGINE GAS TEMPERATURE SPIKED. CREW SHUT DOWN NUMBER TWO ENGINE AND RETURNED TO DFW. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOTAL WINDMILL TIME APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. REPLACED NUMBER TWO ENGINE ON 22 DEC AT DFW DUE TO TURBINE BLADE FAILURE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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