Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 3, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49819
Aircraft time
50,247 hours, 38,726 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
51,356 hours, 40,470 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 1
Part time
51,356 hours, 40,470 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE HAD LT ENG EPR 1.40 AND RT ENG EPR 1.88 WITH BOTH N1'S AT 75. COULD ONLY CLIMB AT 500 FPM AT 300 KIAS. PRESSURE CHECKED PT2 AND PT7 LINES NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGS. FOUND P FLEX LINE THRU PYLON LEAKING ON NR 2 ENG. REPLACED LINE. PUM EPR SYSTEM UP WITH TEST BOX PER M/M. ALL TEST CHECK GOOD. RAN ENG PER M/M. ALL CKS GOOD.

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