Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
August 29, 2010
Submitted
August 31, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401EA
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47862
Aircraft time
72,561 hours, 67,206 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Engine time
60,320 hours, 35,953 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB AT 4400 FEET ENGINE NR1 EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. THE ENGINE RECOVERED ON IT'S OWN, BUT SMOKE WAS EVIDENT IN THE CABIN AND THE COCKPIT AFTER THE EVENT. FLIGHT CREW COMPLETED THEIR SMOKE CLEARING PROCEDURES AND RETURNED ACFT TO DEPARTURE AIPORT. MX REPLACED ENGINE NR1.

More about the Doug DC-9-51