Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 15, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801EA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22432
Aircraft time
60,855 hours, 38,708 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Turbine Wheel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
53,949 hours, 29,580 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROX 40 KNOTS THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE NR 3 ENGINE STALLED AND N1 FELL TO 15 PERCENT. AN ABORTED TAKEOFF WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE BLOCKS. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, FOUND TURBINE WHEEL DAMAGED. NR 3 ENGINE CHANGE IS BEING CONDUCTED AT THIS TIME.