Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 10, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49957
Aircraft time
27,349 hours, 21,146 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
36,312 hours, 29,261 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT EPR INDICATES HIGH ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL WITH THROTTLES ALLIGNED AT 15,000 FT 20 DEG TAT RT EPR IND 1.9 AND LT EPR IND 1.4. RAN ALT TEST OF ENGINE PRESSURE RATIO INDICATING SYSTEM PER AMM OPN CKS OK. FOUND O-RINGS ON NOSE BULLET PROBE IN POOR CONDITION REPLACED SAME. OK FOR SVC.

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