Service difficulty report · Tr Unit · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
October 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47551
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Tr Unit
Part number
4310001
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

JOLT FELT IN FLIGHT AT 13,000 FEET, ENGINE INSTRUMENTS NORMAL, NO COCKPIT INDICATION OF MALFUNCTION. CARGO INSPECTED IN FLIGHT BY FIRST OFFICER. EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR LANDING. LANDING NORMAL, EXCEPT LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER DID NOT GET BLUE LIGHT. INSPECTION IN BLOCKS SHOWED LEFT THRUST REVERSER DAMAGE. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE, FOUND NR 1 THRUST REVERSER UPPER DOOR DEPLOYED. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER DOORS DAMAGED. ALSO, DAMAGE TO THE NR 1 PYLON AT THE AFT LOWER ENGINE MOUNT AREA. REMOVED NR 1 ENGINE TO FACILITATE PYLON REPAIR, THEN REINSTALLED ENGINE AFTER REPAIR, REF M17 WORKPACK. REPLACED NR 1 THRUST REVERSER ASSEMBLY AND OPS CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND RUN.

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