Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 9, 2018
Submitted
April 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53417
Aircraft time
63,566 hours, 49,603 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THRU FL230 A LOUD BANG OCCURED AND A DROP IN POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE WAS OBSERVED. RAN QRH 7.6 CONTACTED OCC AND MCC. RAN QRH 7.45 AND ELECTED TO LEAVE ENGINE RUNNING AT IDLE DUE TO NORMAL OIL PRESSURE AND LACK OF VIBRATION OR FURTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. LANDED IN ATL WITH LEFT ENGINE AT IDLE POWER. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE.

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