Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 24, 2008
Submitted
March 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49331
Aircraft time
65,995 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
6,298 hours
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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

ORD INFLIGHT - DURING CLIMB AT ABOUT 3000 FT, THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD ONE COMPRESSOR STALL AND ROLLED BACK TO IDLE. CREW REPORTED OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. CREW SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS FIVE MINUTES. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE ON 26 DEC 2009 AT ORD DUE TO TURBINE BLADE FAILURE. REPLACED VIBRATION ISOLATORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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