Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 11, 2000
Submitted
October 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
27,491 hours, 21,823 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
24,615 hours, 19,440 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
24,615 hours, 19,440 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE HAD NO EGT RISE USING NORMAL START. RAN ENGINE >20SEC THEN TRIED START W/BOTH IGNITIONS. HAD RAPID EGT RISE TO 510 C MOMENTARILY. STOPPED START AGAIN. TOWER MENTIONED FLAMES ON SECOND START ATTEMPED. EMERGENCY EQUIP SUMMONED. FIRE MARSHALL DIRECTED US TO FIRE AIRCRAFT HALON BOTTLE. GROUND FIRE CREW ALSO USED HALON. RETURNED TO GATE. REPLACED NR 2 FIRE BOTTLE IAW M/M. INSPECTED ENG VISUAL ENGINE START RUN NORMAL, REF M/M 72-00-00-05.

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