Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 22, 2005
Submitted
December 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1003Y
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48068
Aircraft time
69,506 hours, 54,043 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Engine time
56,172 hours, 44,035 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT9D217A
Part serial
708437
Condition
Vibration
Location
Lt Side
Part time
56,172 hours, 44,035 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT WITH EPR BETWEEN 1.0 AND 1.2 IN THE LT ENGINE; VIBRATION AMPLITUDE OCCASIONALLY WITH PEAKS FROM 4 TO 0 AND WHEN THE LT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, VIBRATION WAS FELT IN ALL THE AIRCRAFT. THE LT ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS, ACCESSORIES, PNEUMATIC LINES, VIBRATION ABSORBERS WERE INSPECTED, BEING CORRECT. THE LT ENGINE BOROSCOPE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND. DURING THE ENGINE TEST WAS DETECTED THE VIBRATION AT 1.17 OF EPR. THE LT ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 71-00-02, ALL CORRECT.

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