Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 18, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Turbine
Part number
769104
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING LINE-UP WHEN TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, AT 1.4 EPR, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A RISE IN EGT TO 585 DEGREES CELSIUS, ON NR 2 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE T4 TURBINE HAD FAILED. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE BLADE PENETRATION THROUGH THE CASE. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.