Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 26, 2013
Submitted
February 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53363
Aircraft time
55,819 hours, 40,458 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW RETURNED THE ACFT WITH THE NR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. WHILE CLIMBING THRU 12,000 FEET, THE CREW HEARD A SMALL BANG FOLLOWED BY A LOUDER BANG AND THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER NOTICED N1 AND N2 HAD ROLLED BACK AND THE EGT CLIMBED TO 800 DEG. THE FLIGHT CREW COMPLIED WITH QRH AND SECURED THE FUEL CUTOFF. MX COULD FIND VISIBLE DAMAGE IN EITHER THE INLET OR THE EXHAUST. THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED DUE TO THE HIGH EGT REACHED.

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