Service difficulty report · Compressor · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 17, 2003
Submitted
August 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53379
Aircraft time
31,499 hours, 24,366 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
38,067 hours, 31,057 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
38,067 hours, 31,057 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LT ENGINE SLOW TO ACCEL ON GROUND. ENGINE DID PRODUCE T/O POWER TO MATCH RT ENGINE HOWEVER LT N1 94 PERCENT AND RT N1 90 PERCENT LT EGT 600 RT 560. UPON SELECTION OF CLIMB POWER 3 COMPRESSOR STALLS NOTED. LT ENGINE PULLED BACK TO IDLE STALLS STOPPED. COMPRESSOR STALL CHECK LIST WAS RUN AND THROTTLE ADVACED TO 80 PERCENT NO MORE STALLS HOWEVER LT EPR 20 PERCENT LESS THAN RT WITH THROTTLES MATCHED. FOUND DAMAGE IN COLD STREAM AT BLEED VALVES. ENGINE REPLACED

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