SDR CAL950740

Service difficulty report · Blade Lock · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N83872
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49120
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Part
Blade Lock
Part number
737314
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
3,223 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

FLT NR 149 - PHL - THE NR 1 ENG FAILED WHILE IN FLIGHT AT 31,000 FEET. THE ENGINE INDICATIONS AFTER FAILURE WERE, EGT 800, N1 20 PERCENT, N2 49 PERCENT, AND OIL PRESSURE AT 8 PSI. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO PHL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. TEARDOWN REVEALED A C10 BLADE LOCK FRACTURE AS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. (M)

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