Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 26, 2019
Submitted
April 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53417
Aircraft time
65,944 hours, 51,617 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY NOTICEABLE YAW MOMENT TO THE LEFT. LEFT ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ROLLED BACK TO 1.02 EPR 20 PERCENT N1 EGT 525, N2 48 PERCENT WITH THROTTLE @ APROX 1.3 ENGINE UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT ON GROUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE ON LOG # 1046678 OPS CKS GOOD. (LP5526662)

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