Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 27, 2007
Submitted
July 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AM
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49188
Aircraft time
64,907 hours, 48,007 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
53,371 hours, 39,576 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Left
Part time
53,371 hours, 39,576 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING TAKE OFF AND INITIAL CLIMB, LT ENGINE WITH STRONG VIBRATION. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN CONFIRMING VIBRATION OUT OF LIMITS, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MPCM 71-00-02 AND OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MPCM 71-00-01, ALL CORRECT.

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