Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 7, 2016
Submitted
April 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49980
Aircraft time
68,341 hours, 50,821 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE CREW PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK DUE TO WINDSHEAR AND SUBSEQUENT DUAL ENGINE OVERSPEED. THE CAPTAIN FIREWALLED BOTH ENGINES AND BOTH WENT TO 2.2 EPR FOLLOWED BY COMPRESSOR STALLS AND AN ODOR IN THE CABIN. DURING INITIAL CLIMB-OUT CAPTAIN NOTICED AIRSPEED DECAY TO V2 +10 AND MENTIONED LOWERING NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL AIRSPEED DECAYED TO V2 AND CREW RECEIVED WINDSHEAR WARNING. THE NR 1 ENGINE N1 110 PERCENT EGT 680, THE NR 2 ENGINE N1 105 PERCENT EGT 645. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE FAN.

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