What was found
CLIMBING THROUGH 22,000 FT, RIGHT ENGINE BANGED AND NOTED EGT DECREASING THROUGH 650 DEG C WITH INDICATIONS THAT ENGINE WAS ROLLING BACK. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND RETURNED TO ATL. FOUND TURBINE SECTION DAMAGED. REPLACED ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- June 3, 2001
- Submitted
- June 5, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N938DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49811
- Aircraft time
- 32,616 hours, 26,128 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- Engine time
- 35,370 hours, 29,627 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Turbine
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 35,370 hours, 29,627 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.