Service difficulty report · Compressor · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 3, 2018
Submitted
January 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49881
Aircraft time
72,223 hours, 54,013 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO DTW AT APPROXIMATELY 2000'AGL, RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL. STALL STOPPED WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. RT ENGINE REPLACED.

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