Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 15, 2010
Submitted
December 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53256
Aircraft time
60,268 hours, 25,883 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
4,279 hours, 1,984 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
E, 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 ON TAKEOFF THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO SPOOL DOWN. ENGINE AND AIRFRAME VIBES WERE FELT. RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON ITS OWN. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE ON THE GROUND SHOWED AFT SECTION OF TURBINE BLADES MISSING. ALL PARTS WERE CONTAINED INSIDE ENGINE. REPLACED RIGHT HAND ENGINE AT DFW ON 07/16/2010. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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