Service difficulty report · Combustion Can · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
January 12, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug DC932
Engine
Pwa JT8D7A
Part
Combustion Can
Part number
JA803795
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
8,405 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE INDUCTED IN THE SHOP FOR 12 STAGE HP COMPRESSOR DISC BEING TX'D. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE FOUND TWO COMBUSTION CANS (IGNITER CANS) WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF EXTREME BRITTLENESS AND AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF INTERGRANULAR CRACKS. THE TWO CANS WERE SCRAPPED. PART TC: 6,538.

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