Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 19, 2010
Submitted
November 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49427
Aircraft time
64,106 hours, 33,944 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
6,675 hours, 3,799 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED LOUD BANG, VIBRATION AND RISE IN ENGINE GAS TEMPERATURE. LEFT ENGINE FAILED. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN CREW REPORTED BANK ANGLE AUDIBLE WARNING EVEN THOUGH WINGS LEVEL. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 10 MINUTES. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND TURBINE BLADE DAMAGE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE AT DFW ON 05/20/2010. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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