Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 22, 2010
Submitted
November 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53287
Aircraft time
57,361 hours, 24,106 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
10,988 hours, 4,853 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Seized
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCO - CAPTAIN REPORTED LEFT ENGINE SEIZED ON CLIMB OUT AT 2,000 FT. N1 INDICATED ZERO. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED MCO LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE ON 04/25/2010 AT MCO. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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