SDR CAL950231

Service difficulty report · Disk · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
March 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68046
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47800
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Disk
Part number
9079M51P01
Condition
Decoupled
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
49,184 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

FLT NR 960 - NRT - THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING TAKEOFF AT 40 KNOTS. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ENGINE FIRE/FAILURE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO THE GATE. MX FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE TURBINE HAD FAILED WITH RESULTANT DAMAGE TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT CORE COWLS. THE LEFT AND RIGHT CORE COWLS WERE REPLACED. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED LPT ROTOR DISK DECOUPLING AS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF FAILURE. ANALYSIS WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM REASON FOR DECOUPLING. SUBMITTER STATES, THE PREVIOUS SUPPLEMENT STATED, THERE WAS 'DISK SEPARATION', RATHER THAN 'DISK DECOUPLING'. (M)

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