Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
January 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23608
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
33,359 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 2000 FT MSL AND 190 KTS NR 2 ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL AND ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN WHEN F/A NOTICED METAL STICKING OUT OF INLET. MTC FOUND NOSE BULLET HAD BROKE OFF AND LODGED ITSELF IN THE INLET GUIDE. REPLACED GEARBOX AND DOME ASSY, BOROSCOPE SHOWED NO DAMAGE TO ENGINE.