What was found
RIGHT ENGINE SEIZED ON FINAL APPROACH. REPLACED ENGINE. TEARDOWN REVEALED INITIAL CAUSE TO BE FAILED COMPRESSOR 8TH STAGE STATOR AT BRAZED WELD REPAIR. CRACK ORIGINATED ON VANE OD T/E AND PROPAGATED INTO HCF.
- Difficulty date
- September 1, 2005
- Submitted
- March 14, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N975AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53451
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Right
- Part time
- 52,379 hours, 31,228 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.