Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 1, 2013
Submitted
August 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53419
Aircraft time
51,563 hours, 40,580 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Engine time
58,936 hours, 44,537 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH TWO RT ENGINE SHUTDOWNS AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT REPORT INDICATED RT ENGINE FAILURE AT 250 KTS AND 11,000 FT. ENGING EGT REACHED 800 DEG C AND THE RT FIRE T-HANDLE WAS PULLED AND THE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY AND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MT FOUND TURBINE DAMAGE AND METAL IN THE TAIL PIPE. THE RT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW WC 7200-2647, 7200-8284-RT AND 7100-4682-RT, THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED ON LOG PAGE.

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