Service difficulty report · Bullet · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 7, 2012
Submitted
February 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7518A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49895
Aircraft time
63,294 hours, 32,981 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Part
Bullet
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OMA - CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. RIGHT ENGINE REDUCED TO IDLE. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT ENGINE NOSE BULLET CAME LOOSE. REPLACED FRONT ACCESSORY DRIVE GROUP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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