Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
February 27, 2003
Submitted
August 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22650
Aircraft time
62,646 hours, 50,896 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
46,871 hours, 37,943 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

SLC - ABORTED TAKEOFF - FLT 0220 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT SLC EN ROUTE FOR PHX FELT STRONG VIBRATION FROM R/H SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AND IN R/H THRUST LEVER. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AT THIS POINT WITH NO WARNING INDICATIONS. REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 130 KTS INDICATED AIRSPEED. AS POWER WAS PULLED TO IDLE THE NO. 2 ENGINE DECELERATED FASTER THAN NO. 1. SHUTDOWN NO.2 ENGINE AND TAXIED TO GATE USING NO. 1 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND DAMAGE TO THE NO. 2 ENGINE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE SECTION. **SUPP** REMOVED AND REPLACED NO. 2 ENGINE IAW T/C R5M71003, AND R5M78002. STATIC RIG ACCOMPLISHED IAW T/C F5M76001, AND TRIM RUN PERFORMED IAW T/C F5M71002. **SUPP** TEARDOWN FINDINGS OF ENGINE S/N P708359 ATTRIBUTE ENGINE FAILURE TO