Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 3, 2014
Submitted
February 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49654
Aircraft time
72,736 hours, 38,593 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Engine time
8,537 hours, 4,909 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
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

DFW CREW REPORTED HEARING TWO LOUD BANGS FOLLOWED BY THE RT HAND ENG FAILURE SINGLE ENG TIME 7 TO 8 MINUTES. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT HAND ENG AT DFW ON 02/04/2014. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION OPEN.

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