Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 8, 2012
Submitted
November 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53417
Aircraft time
50,310 hours, 39,842 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, T, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PERFORMED AIR TURN BACK, FOLLOWING A NR 1 ENGINE STALL ON CLIMB OUT. LOST GENERATOR AND BEGAN TO LOSE OIL QUANTITY AND OIL PRESSURE. WHEN OIL PRESSURE REACHED 7 PSI, PILOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE. NON EVENTFUL LANDING. MX FOUND SECTION OF LOWER COWL MISSING DUE TO UNCONTAINED TURBINE FAILURE. MX REPLACED THE ENGINE AND DAMAGED COWLING.

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