Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 23, 2005
Submitted
January 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49959
Aircraft time
33,065 hours, 25,137 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
40,718 hours, 32,217 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D219
Part serial
718225
Condition
Overspeed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
40,718 hours, 32,217 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

SUSPECT RIGHT COMPRESSOR STALL. EPR PEGGED ABOVE 2, N1 ABOUT 108 PERCENT SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. FOLLOWED SEVERE DAMAGE CHECKLIST THERE WAS SOME SMELL OF SMOKE WHICH CLEARED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SECURED. EDP SHOWED N1 109 PERCENT FOR 30 SEC. PERFORMED BORO NO DEFECTS FOUND. DURING T/S FOUND THROTTLE CONTROL ROD BOLT MISSING CAUSING ENGINE OVERSPEED/STALLS. REPLACED ENGINE ALSO PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT FOR SMOKE IN CABIN.

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