Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
March 27, 2007
Submitted
March 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49727
Aircraft time
37,361 hours, 24,849 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
37,529 hours, 26,448 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D219
Part serial
725856
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Left
Part time
37,529 hours, 26,448 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT AIR TURNBACK DUE TO A FLAME OUT ON LT ENGINE DURING CLIMB. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION DETECTED THE C1 STUCK AND CONSIDERABLE DAMAGES ON LPT. THE LT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MPCM 71-00-02, TESTED CORRECT IAW 71-00-01. LANDING AIRCRAFT WEIGHT WAS 131000 POUNDS SO OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 05-51-04, ALL CORRECT.

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