Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 16, 2004
Submitted
September 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49816
Aircraft time
41,394 hours, 32,500 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
33,351 hours, 25,680 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 1
Part time
33,351 hours, 25,680 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACRID SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF IN DCA. SMELL WORSENED ACCORDING TO FLT ATTENDANTS. DIVERTED TO IAD. FLT CREW DISCOVERED BIRD REMAINS ON STATOR BLADES OF LEFT ENGINE INTAKE ABOUT 6 ABOVE BULLET NOSE. NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO FN BLADES. SMELL HAD BEGUN TO DISSIPATE DURING DESCENT. PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSP. 05-51-08 NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEAN STATOR VANE AND INSPECTED ENG, RAN ENGINE AND A/C PACKS, NO ODORS OR SMELLS PRESENT, ENGINE RUN NORMAL.

More about the Doug MD-88