Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 2, 2010
Submitted
November 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49654
Aircraft time
64,199 hours, 33,685 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
11,543 hours, 6,285 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

MEX - CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL ON DEPARTURE. RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 17 MINUTES). EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED MWX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RIGHT TURBINE CONTAINED FAILURE. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE AT MEX ON 11/04/2010. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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