# SDR AALA20150217024

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 17, 2015
- Submitted: February 20, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N598AA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N598AA), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-9-83
- Registry model: [Doug DC-9-83](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 53288
- Aircraft time: 70,589 hours, 30,793 cycles
- Engine: Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time: 66,071 hours, 34,768 cycles
- System (JASC): [7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7200)
- Part: Blade
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Rt Engine
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: M
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20150217024

## Discrepancy

RT ENG EGT HIGH TEMP INDICATION ACCOMPANIED BY RAPID YAW TO THE RT.  RT ENG SHUTDOWN.  RETURNED & EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.  REPLACED THE RT ENGINE.  FOUND HPC DAMAGE, C7 BLADE FRACTURED AT APPROX 2/3 SPAN, DETERMINED TO BE ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE.

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