Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 1, 2011
Submitted
November 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53252
Aircraft time
63,449 hours, 26,897 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
3,391 hours, 1,635 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

RNO - INFLIGHT DFW-SMF. CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE OVERTEMP INDICATION FOLLOWED BY AUTO SHUTDOWN (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 20 MINS). EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED RNO LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE AT RNO ON 11/03/2011. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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