Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 16, 2018
Submitted
July 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53313
Aircraft time
69,030 hours, 50,057 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, A
Precautionary procedure
A, F

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

What was found

THE CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO ATL AFTER EXPERIENCING A COMPRESSOR STALL IN THE NR 1 ENGINE DURING CLIMB. THE ENGINE WAS KEPT RUNNING AT IDLE AND THE QRH WAS COMPLIED WITH. STATION CFR SAW FLAMES (IN THE ENGINE ONLY) SO THE FLIGHT CREW PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND TURBINE DAMAGE AND METAL IN TAIL PIPE SO THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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