Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 29, 2016
Submitted
May 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49885
Aircraft time
68,970 hours, 51,362 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
51,728 hours, 39,787 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Right Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE DUE TO A RT ENGINE TURBINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB AT AT 800-1000 FT. RT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IFSD. CREW NOTED MAXIMUM EGT 800DEG. MAINTENANCE FOUND TURBINE DAMAGE AND AN ENGINE CHANGE WAS REQUIRED. ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND SUBSEQUENT CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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