Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 21, 2013
Submitted
December 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49456
Aircraft time
81,898 hours, 38,196 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
3,965 hours, 2,074 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, X
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 RT ENG WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTING & CAUSED A COMPRESSOR STALL & FLAME OUT. ENG STARTED ON ITS OWN AS ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST WAS STARTED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT ENG AT DFW ON 12/23/2013. SYSTEM GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION OPEN.

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