What was found
DURING FLIGHT WHILE LEVELING AT FL310 NR 1 ENGINE CAUSED LOUD BOOM AND BEGAN ROLLING BACK. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ATL. REPLACED ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 2001
- Submitted
- May 18, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N905DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49536
- Aircraft time
- 39,564 hours, 32,979 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 32,305 hours, 26,571 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- JT8D219
- Part serial
- 718151
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1
- Part time
- 32,305 hours, 26,571 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.