Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 17, 2011
Submitted
November 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9402W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53138
Aircraft time
55,113 hours, 26,544 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
3,891 hours, 1,887 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

YYC - OTHER AIRLINE REPORTED SPARKS FROM LEFT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF ROTATION AND ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. CREW REPORTED NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED YYC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE AT YYC ON 11/20/2011. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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