Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 7372E3

Difficulty date
November 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N138AW
Make and model
Boeing 7372E3
Aircraft serial
22792
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
44,161 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK. WHEN APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER 1 OR 2, MINOR COMPRESSOR STALLS WERE FELT WITH ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS INDICATING NORMAL SO TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED. AT ABOUT 12,000 FEET, NR 2 ENGINE HAD RAPID COMPRESSOR STALLS AND EGT WAS RED. SHUTDOWN ENGINE. BORESCOPE PER P AND W TROUBLESHOOTING CHART 72-50. FOUND EVIDENCE OF FOD DAMAGE AT NGV AND MOLTEN METAL AT PLATFORM OF HPT TURBINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE I.A.W. CARD R5M71005, R5M78002, R5M76001. TRIMMED ENGINE I.A.W. R5M71002. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 33,494.

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