Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 20, 2018
Submitted
September 24, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53215
Aircraft time
72,587 hours, 53,430 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED AIR TURN BACK AFTER THE NR 1 ENGINE STALLED, ROLLED BACK, AND THEN DID NOT HAVE ANY THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN BY FLIGHT CREW. MAINTENANCE FOUND TURBINE DAMAGE AND THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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