Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 8, 2012
Submitted
October 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53380
Aircraft time
54,307 hours, 39,717 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE DUE TO LT ENGINE INDICATIONS. TURNED OFF ANTI-ICE, FELT SHUDDER, HEARD BANG AND THEN NOTED LT ENGINE EPR DROP AND EGT RISE AND THEN STABILIZE. MX FOUND TURBINE DAMAGE, METAL IN TAIL PIPE. ALSO PIECE OF TURBINE BLADE PUNCTURED CASE BUT WAS CONTAINED IN ENGINE COWLING. MX REPORTED THAT NO METAL WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE COWLING. ENGINE WAS NOT SHUTDOWN. ENGINE WAS CHANGED.

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