Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 18, 2015
Submitted
May 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53616
Aircraft time
45,273 hours, 22,107 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
70,356 hours, 35,240 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Fod
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED HOT PLASTIC, VARNISH ODOR & SMOKE IN COCKPIT. TURNED OFF RECIRCULATION FAN & SMOKE DISSIPATED. ATTEMPTED PACK BURNOUT PROCEDURE IAW AMM 21-20-02-201 DURING WHICH BLACK SMOKE & SPARKS WERE OBSERVED EXITING NR 1 ENGINE TAIL CONE. AIR INTERRUPT, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND LANDING UNEVENTFUL. R & R NR 1 ENG IAW MCCS 71-91-99 & 7948. LEAK & PERFORMANCE RUN ACCOMPLISHED IAW MCC 71-91-03. SYS CHECKED NORMAL. DAMAGE FOUND TO LPC STAGE 6 & ALL HPC STAGE BLADES & STATORS, ATTRIBUTED TO FOD OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN.

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