Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 8, 2006
Submitted
June 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49958
Aircraft time
34,787 hours, 26,017 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
44,342 hours, 35,555 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D219
Part serial
718141
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Part time
44,342 hours, 35,555 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 8000K HEARD A LOUD BANG ACCOMPANIED BY VIBRATIONS. LEFT ENGINE RPM ROLLED BACK AND EGT RISING. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. NO FIRE WARNING RIGHT INSP INLET AND EXHAUST, NO DAMAGE NOTED. REPLACED MAIN OIL FILTER 1386688. INSP LEFT ENG INLET AND EXHAUST FOUND METAL IN TAIL PIPE 1386688. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE PER TRANS 9T102. CHECK GOOD.

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