Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 20, 2009
Submitted
July 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N251AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49270
Aircraft time
72,033 hours, 38,520 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
9,856 hours
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MEM - INFLIGHT DFW-LGA. LEFT ENGINE HAD INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN WHILE IN CRUISE. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 25 MINUTES. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED MEM WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED AND FOUND LEFT ENGINE GEARBOX ASSEMBLY CRACKED. REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE ON MAY 22,2009 AT MEM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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