What was found
FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH THE NR 1 ENGINE HAVING PROBLEMS. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ALL PARAMETERS WENT TO -0-. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN TAIL PIPE AND HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- February 4, 2015
- Submitted
- February 5, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N994DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53346
- Aircraft time
- 60,914 hours, 43,630 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 64,646 hours, 48,297 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.