Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 17, 2008
Submitted
August 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53151
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, 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

PVR - INFLIGHT T326/17 JUL. CREW REPORTED LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A YAW AND WIND SHEAR ALERT AS GEAR WAS RETRACTED. CAPTAIN REPORTED NR 1 ENG ROLLED BACK WHILE SHUTTING IT DOWN. SINGLE ENG TIME 12 MINUTES. RETURNED TO PVR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN NR 1 ENG. ACFT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO TAXI BACK TO GATE. REPLACED NR 1 ENG ON 24 JUL AT PVR DUE TO TURBINE BLADE FAILURE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (S)

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