Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 6, 2008
Submitted
July 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53252
Aircraft time
53,824 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DFW INFLIGHT T1853/06JUN. CREW REPORTED LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY ENGINE GAS TEMPERTURE GOING TO 800 DEGREES. NR ONE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BY CREW. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. SINGLE ENGINE TIME SIX MINUTES. FOUND TURBINE BLADE FAILURE AND METAL IN TAIL PIPE. REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE ON 07JUN AT DFW. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)

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