Service difficulty report · Blade · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
May 13, 2004
Submitted
June 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906R
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46087
Aircraft time
77,276 hours, 25,451 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7A
Engine time
59,065 hours, 20,415 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
758701
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
59,065 hours, 20,415 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE EGT (EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE) IS 40 DEGREES HIGHER THAN OTHER ENGINES IN CRUISE. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS NORMAL. ON POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, NR 2 ENGINE APPEARS TO HAVE T4 BLADES DAMAGED. UPON INSPECTION, NR 2 ENGINE TURBINE 1ST STAGE (T-1) VANE BLADE BROKEN (50 PERCENT) AND L/E WITH NICKS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE IAW ARROW AIR J/C DC8MM 007 & DC8MM 71-00. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN-UP IAW ARROW AIR J/C DC8MM 003 & DC8MM 71-00, FOUND NORMAL.

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