Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 8, 2018
Submitted
January 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53267
Aircraft time
70,140 hours, 51,523 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ATB/IFSD - RETURNED TO ATL DUE TO RIGHT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLS WITH VIBRATIONS AT TOP OF CLIMB. PULLED THE ENGINE BACK TO IDLE. CREW FOLLOWED QRH AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE DUE TO VIBRATIONS. EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN TAIL PIPE AND TURBINE DAMAGE. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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