Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
January 23, 2006
Submitted
January 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Aircraft time
38,327 hours, 30,552 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
35,121 hours, 27,240 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
35,121 hours, 27,240 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXING CAPTAIN INFORMED THAT THE RT ENGINE DID NOT START, THERE WAS NO ROTATION OF N2. THE START VALVE WAS OPENED MANUALLY BUT THE STARTING WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED BUT THE CONDITION CONTINUED. METALLIC DEBRIS WERE FOUND IN THE GEARBOX AND IN THE BEARING NR 5 CHIP DETECTORS; THE RT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MPCM 71-00-02 AND TESTED IAW MPCM 71-00-01.

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