Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 22, 2016
Submitted
October 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49959
Aircraft time
60,044 hours, 43,707 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
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 OKC DUE TO A RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. THE CREW REPORTED THAT AT FL200 THE ENGINE FAILED WITH AN ASSOCIATED EGT RISE. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND TURBINE DAMAGE AND METAL IN THE TAILPIPE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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