Service difficulty report · Starter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 11, 2006
Submitted
April 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49810
Aircraft time
46,233 hours, 36,281 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
35,190 hours, 26,736 cycles
Part
Starter
Part serial
P21875
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHEN ATTEMPT START ON RIGHT ENGINE GOT START VALVE LIGHT OPEN BUT NO ROTATION. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND THE NR 2 STARTER NOT CONTAINED AND THE REAR COMPRESSOR DUCT DAMAGED. REPLACED STARTER. PUNCTURE IN ENG HONEY COMB JUST ABOVE START REPAIRED ENG S/N726824 PER EA 49-455079-14. FOUND ENGINE CASE DAMAGED BEHIND STARTER. REMOVED ENG PER TRANS 9T102, REINSTALLED ENG AFTER EA 49-455079-14 WAS C/W, PERFORMED CHECK PER PFHB, ALL CHECKS OK. OK FOR SERVICE.

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