SDR AALA990064

Service difficulty report · Stator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7542A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49996
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Part
Stator
Part number
500588701
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, 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 - FLT 1171 - DURING CLIMB-OUT AT 20,000 FT F/A REPORTED LOUD NOISE. 5 MINUTES LATER, AT 31,000 WHILE LEVELING OFF, RT ENGINE HAD 3 MAJOR COMPRESSOR STALLS THEN ENG FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER. ACCOMP EMERG DIVERSION TO DFW. RAN ENG TO IDLE TO TOUCHDOWN, ENG COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY POWER WITH THROTTLE MOVEMENT. OIL PRESS WAS NORMAL AND RT OIL TEMP HIGH AT 130 DEGREES. REPLACED RT ENG, PERFORMED ENG RUN UP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORM OPS.INSPECTION OF THE ENG REVEALED VERY HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE FAN BLADES. THE FAN HADAPPROX 10 FAN BLADES WITH DAMAGE THAT APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY ICE INGESTION. THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF HEAVY TIP CURL, THE WORST HAD APPROX 1.5 INCH DEFLECTION WITH NO NICK OR TEARS. THE HEAVY

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