Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 10, 2013
Submitted
August 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49597
Aircraft time
71,631 hours, 37,834 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
6,625 hours, 3,741 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW CREW REPORTED STRONG OIL ODOR IN THE CABIN FOLLOWED BY A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE TAIL DURING CLIMB OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE TO LT ENGINE WITH TWO BLADES BENT & NR 1 BEARING LEAKING. REPLACED LT ENGINE AT DFW ON 08/11/2013. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION OPEN.

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