Service difficulty report · Blade · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
January 21, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48480
Aircraft time
35,968 hours, 4,702 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
38,837 hours, 5,330 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
38,837 hours, 5,330 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, J
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

NR 3 ENG COMPRESSOR STALL AND PERFORMED REJECTED T/O AT APPROX 160. ENGINE SHUT DOWN BY FLT CREW. BLADE FAILED. POSSIBLY DUE TO SOFT FOD.

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