Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 24, 2002
Submitted
October 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53372
Aircraft time
30,001 hours, 23,384 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
27,112 hours, 20,989 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 2
Part time
27,112 hours, 20,989 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AT LIFT-OFF AT PNS THERE WAS NOTICEABLE POP SOUND A SLIGHT YAW TO THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND A BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT. SMELL / SMOKE DISSIPATED RAPIDLY AND NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATION NOTED FOR REMAINER OF FLIGHT NORMAL LANDING. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRDSTRIKE ON RT FLAP AND NR 2 ENGINE AROUND BLADE ROOT AREA. BOROSCOPED ENGINE PER MM. PERFORMED TAKEOFF POWER RUN PER PFHB. NTF. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL.

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