Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 13, 2007
Submitted
December 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53075
Aircraft time
51,851 hours, 26,981 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Engine time
48,537 hours, 25,479 cycles
Part
Turbine
Part number
JT8D217C
Part serial
P726845D
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE SEA TO DEN RIGHTHAND ENGINE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE WHAT APPEARED TO BE COMPRESSOR STALLS. ENGINE WAS PURPOSELY SHUTDOWN AND THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO SLC. INSPECTION REVEALED TURBINE FAILURE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED. CAUSE OF FAILURE TO BE DETERMINED AT TEARDOWN.

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