Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 18, 2005
Submitted
June 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Aircraft time
42,045 hours, 29,193 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
39,631 hours, 27,574 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED VIBRATION IN RT ENGINE DURING CRUISE. ACFT SENT TO HANGAR AND WAS CHECKED BY CONDITION AND TESTS PERFORMED IAW MM 72-00-00. ALL CORRECT. RT ENGINE WAS ACCELERATED UNTIL TAKEOFF POWER AND MAXIMUM VIBRATION REGISTERED 0.5, MAXIMUM VIBRATION ALLOWED 3.0. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, OPS TESTS PERFORMED IAW MM 72-00-00, ALL CORRECT AND WITHOUT VIBRATION.

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