Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 8, 2016
Submitted
October 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53419
Aircraft time
59,532 hours, 46,241 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT FL340 AND THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL ON THE CHIP DETECTOR. THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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