Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71828
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49488
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Part
Engine
Condition
Fod
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE NR 1 ENG AUTO SHUTDOWN WHILE CRUISING AT 31,000 FT. THE A/C WAS DIVERTED TO PHX WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION FOUND ICE BUILD-UP IN FORWARD LAV PANEL. BLUE ICE WAS SUSPECTED AS CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. THE 6TH, 7TH, 8TH AND 13TH STAGES OF NR 1 ENG COMPRESSOR WERE BORESCOPED WITH NO DAMAGE FOUND. THE NR 1 ENG WAS RUN TO TAKEOFF POWER AND ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. THE FORWARD LAV WAS FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES AND SERVICED WITH BLUE WATER, NO LEAKS WERE DETECTED. NO SPECIFIC PART WAS IDENTIFIED AS FAILED. THE FILL CHECK VALVE, TOILET TANK DRAIN VALVE, LAV FLUSH MOTOR AND LAV WASTE DRAIN VALVE WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.

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