Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22045
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
55,677 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG FAILED ON TAKEOFF. AFTER RETURNING TO YVR, CNTR MAINT FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE GEARBOX HAD COME APART. REPLACED ENGINE AND ROUTED TO SHOP.