Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 737275C

Difficulty date
April 18, 2001
Submitted
May 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737275C
Aircraft time
61,480 hours, 61,592 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
4th Stage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) A/C 752, APRIL 19/2001, FLT 3697, YQR, LOG SEQUENCE 0496405, 20 MINUTES FROM YQR, NR 1 ENGINE DEVELOPED HIGH VIBRATIONS, ENGINE OIL TEMP WAS 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. CREW SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PROCEEDED TO YQR. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED 4TH STAGE TURBINE DAMAGE, NO INLET DAMAGE. ENGINE REPLACED AS PER WORK CARD 1125-1.