Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 17, 2019
Submitted
July 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49887
Aircraft time
76,495 hours, 57,463 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHIP 0956 (DIV) DIVERTED TO COS DUE TO A DUAL EGT AND N1 EXCEEDANCE DURING WINDSHEAR GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MICRO-BURST AND WAS DIRECTED TO DIVERT TO COS. CORRECTIVE ACTION: AFTER INSPECTION IN COS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MEM AND THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAILING THE T4 TORQUE CHECK. A BOROSCOPE AND T-4 TORQUE CHECK INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THE NR 2 ENGINE WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. (LP5507029)

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