Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 20, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49980
Aircraft time
33,532 hours, 26,937 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
4,092 hours, 5,321 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
4,092 hours, 5,321 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH APPROX 1500 AGL JUST INSIDE THE OUTER MARKER NR 1 ENG ROLLED BACK TO APPROX 40 PERCENT. PACK TRIPPED. SELECTED CONTINUOUS IGNITION. ADVANCED THROTTLES AND ENGINE RECOVERED. FOUND PS4 LINE AT PRBC LOOSE, TIGHTENED AND RESAFETIED SAME, RAN ENG PER PFHB, ALL INDICATIONS AND ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. ENG OK FOR SERVICE.

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