Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 9, 2005
Submitted
December 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49764
Aircraft time
47,431 hours, 32,732 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
41,324 hours, 31,061 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D219
Part serial
708175
Condition
Fod
Location
Rt Side
Part time
41,324 hours, 31,061 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, THE RT ENGINE BLADES FIRST STAGE WERE DETECTED WITH AND THE NOISE SUPPRESSOR HAD INCRUSTED A FOD. INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, DETECTING 20 COMPRESSOR BLADES OF FIRST STAGE WITH DAMAGE OUT OF LIMITS IAW MM 72-00-00. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE RT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW 71-00-00, TESTED CORRECT.

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