SDR ABXA010448

Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
August 24, 2001
Submitted
August 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47620
Aircraft time
36,443 hours, 40,674 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE NR 2 ENGINE AT 240, A LOUD BANG OCCURRED WITH AN IMMEDIATE DROP IN THE EPR FROM 1.85 TO 1.60. N1 AND N2 DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 20 PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS SETTING. NO OTHER WARNING INDICATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIR DIVERTED INTO STL. FOUND PS4 LINE AT THE TOP OF THE ENGINE BROKEN AT THE FITTING. REPLACED THE PS4 LINE PER REA D971-42069. GROUND RAN ENGINE TO TAKEOFF POWER AND CHECKED ANTI-SURGE BLEED SCHEDULING IAW DC-9 AMM 71-00-00-5. ALL SYSTEMS OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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