Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
March 22, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Aircraft time
72,228 hours, 34,390 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R, 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) AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW OBSERVED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON NR 2 ENGINE COINCIDENT WITH AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION AND NOISE. THE CREW CARRIED OUT AN INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF NR 2 ENGINE. THE ACFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY. MX INVESTIGATION CONFIRMS A TURBINE FAILURE EVENT. THE ORIGIN OF THE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN AS TO WHETHER THE INITIATION POINT WAS IN THE HPT OR LPT. NOTE TIME IN SERVICE SINCE REFURB(NOT O/H) IS 7100HR AND 4300CY BUILD SPEC IS 10,000HR/6000CY.