Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 5, 2010
Submitted
November 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49426
Aircraft time
63,550 hours, 34,034 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
6,340 hours, 3,679 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Seized
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TO
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

EWR - INFLIGHT LGA-ORD. LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 5 MINUTES). EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED EWR LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE ON 05/06/2010 AT EWR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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