Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
December 12, 2001
Submitted
December 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AV
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45969
Aircraft time
83,877 hours, 27,396 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
65,599 hours, 19,718 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT3D7
Part serial
670990
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 4
Part time
65,599 hours, 19,718 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROX 200 MILES OUT OF BAHRAIN AT FL 330 NR 4 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED IN CLEAR WEATHER, FOLLOWED BY DROP IN EPR FROM 1.65 TO 1.15. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS NORMAL, ABOVE 85 PERCENT N2 ENGINE SURGES. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENTS. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED PARTICLES OF METAL LAYING IN THE BOTTOM OF NR 4 ENGINE TAILPIPE. AIRCRAFT PREPARED FOR THREE ENGINE FERRY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE IAW ARROW AIR J/C 6519 & 6522 ENGINE RUN SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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