Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 25, 2005
Submitted
August 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49764
Aircraft time
46,698 hours, 32,288 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D219
Part serial
725518D
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
Part time
37,789 hours, 7,622 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 THAT DURING APPROACH RT ENGINE REACHED 101 PERCENT OF N1. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, WAS DETECTED METAL CHIPS IN THE RT ENGINE GEARBOX. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE RT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-00-02, TESTED CORRECT.

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