SDR AALA20150116015

Service difficulty report · Nose Bullet · Doug DC982

Difficulty date: January 16, 2015
Submitted: January 20, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N7541A
Make and model: Doug DC982
Aircraft serial: 49995
Aircraft time: 68,943 hours, 36,025 cycles
Engine: Pwa JT8D217C
System (JASC): 7220 · Turbine Engine Air Inlet Section
Part: Nose Bullet
Condition: Detached
Location: Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation: TO
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

AIR INTERRUPT, RETURNED & EMER DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT WAS OVERWEIGHT. DURING TAKEOFF THE NR 1 ENG EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS. UPON INSPECTION FOUND NOSE BULLET LIBERATED FROM ENG & RESTING IN INLET. REPLACED INLET BULLET IAW AMM 71-10-00. R & R NOSE COWL IAW AMM 71-10-01 & FRONT ACCESSORY DRIVE IAW AMM 72-23-07. PERFORMED MCM 72-96-11 BORESCOPE INSPECTION WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. PERFORMED POWER ASSURANCE RUN IAW AMM 72-00-00 & BLEED SYS CHECK IAW AMM 72-00-00. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.

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