Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23075
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D15A
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Part time
29,726 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKOFF, RDU NR 1 ENGINE FLAMED-OUT AT TOP OF CLIMB. OFF LANDED GSO. FOUND METAL ON CHIP DETECTOR AND OIL SCREEN, N1 FAN BINDING AND UNABLE TO TURN N2. REPLACED ENGINE AND ROUTED TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS (SUPPLEMENT 5-18-95). UPON DISASSEMBLY IN SHOP, FOUND NR 3 BEARING STACK FAILURE. NR 3 BEARING STACK HAS SPUN, FUSING SEVERAL PARTS TOGETHER DL EO 42-61043, WHICH PREVENTS THIS FAILURE, HAD NOT YET BEEN INCORPORATED.