Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 5, 2019
Submitted
August 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49886
Aircraft time
77,003 hours, 57,313 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Right Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE FOR ENGINE FAILURE. CREW REPORTED AT 3800' HEARD A COMPRESSOR STALL AND RIGHT ENGINE PARAMETERS ROLLED BACK AND EGT CLIMBED. FOLLOWED THE QRH AND SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND TURBINE DAMAGE AND THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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