Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
September 16, 2004
Submitted
September 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22465
Aircraft time
56,277 hours, 29,272 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
60,980 hours, 37,585 cycles
Part
Engine
Part serial
666251
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3
Part time
6,865 hours, 3,881 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLT 727 FROM DFW TO TOL. ON TAKEOFF, THE NR 3 ENGINE HAD STRONG VIBRATION. IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF THE NR 3 ENGINE AS A PRECAUTIONARY ADVISED ATC DECLARED EMERGENCY AND AIR TURN BACK TO DFW. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND FAILURE OF TURBINE SECTION PER EVIDENCE OF MISSING DAMAGE TURBINE BLADES. REPLACED THE NR 3 ENGINE PER B727 MM 71-00 AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.