Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 23, 2004
Submitted
July 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49826
Aircraft time
44,213 hours, 28,014 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
45,099 hours, 21,663 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
45,099 hours, 21,663 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, BOROSCOPE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-02 ON RT ENGINE, DETECTING GUIDE VANE WITH CRACK OUT OF LIMITS ON SECOND STAGE OF TURBINE AT 5 HOURS POSITION APPROXIMATELY. RT ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND DURING TEST, FUEL FLOW INDICATION WAS INOPERATIVE. FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 73-31-01, TEST CORRECT.

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