Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 21, 2018
Submitted
June 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49591
Aircraft time
79,487 hours, 60,671 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
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

DIVERTED TO TLH DUE TO LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND TURBINE DAMAGE AND THE LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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