Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 17, 2000
Submitted
May 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
29,171 hours, 23,665 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
23,229 hours, 18,377 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D219
Part serial
726074
Condition
Hot Start
Location
Nr 2
Part time
23,229 hours, 18,377 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, A, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON STARTING THE RIGHT ENGINE, RECEIVED A HOT START INDICATION (612 EGT). AFTER FOLLOWING THE ABORTED START PROCEDURE CREW WAS INFORMED OF A TAILPIPE FIRE. COMPLETED THE TAILPIPE PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO GATE. THE FIRE CREW PUT OUT THE TAILPIPE FIRE. PEAK TEMP 612 MOMENTARY. REPLACED ENGINE, REPLACING NR 2 ENGINE.

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