Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 18, 2010
Submitted
October 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53086
Aircraft time
57,285 hours, 29,356 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
7,803 hours, 4,251 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

TPA - CREW REPORTED ON CLIMB OUT AT FL 250 LEFT ENGINE EMITTED LOUD BANG, RPM ROLLED BACK TO SUB-IDLE AND EGT BEGAN TO SLOW CLIMB. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AT THAT POINT (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 13 MINUTES). EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED TPA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT HAND ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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