Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 4, 2007
Submitted
May 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53370
Aircraft time
41,551 hours, 31,447 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
36,117 hours, 27,526 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
36,117 hours, 27,526 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT THROUGH 7000 FT LEFT ENG HAD A LOUD BANG, STALL EGT CLIMBED THROUGH 770 DEGREES. OIL PRESSURE INDICATED ZERO ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING- CREW COMPLETED ENGINE SEVERE DAMAGE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. AFTER ARRIVAL OIL QTY APPEARED NORMAL, MTC CONFIRMED REAR TURBINE FAILURE AND BLADES IN TAILPIPE. RMVD/REPL FIRE BOTTLE PER AMM-NDS CK OUT209056. REPLACED ENGINE PER TRANSMITTAL 9T102235979. COMPLETED CK-OUT OF FIR BOTTLE PER AMM.

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