Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
October 6, 2004
Submitted
October 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49727
Aircraft time
30,380 hours, 20,398 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
36,820 hours, 10,695 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT, LT ENGINE FLAME OUT AFTER TAKEOFF AT 400 FT EGT'S WERE 590 DEGREE C. DURING REVISION, TECHNICAL PERSONNEL DETECTED THE LOW TURBINE BLADES WERE DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND LT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-00-00 AND 71-00-02, TESTS WERE CORRECT. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE SENT AS A SUPPLEMENT.

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