Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 17, 2008
Submitted
November 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53339
Aircraft time
44,187 hours, 33,006 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
44,433 hours, 33,406 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Part time
44,433 hours, 33,406 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT AT LEVEL OFF THE RT ENGINE THROTTLE WAS BOUND. UNUSUAL RESISTANCE TO MOVING TO IDLE. AFTER BRINGING THE ENGINE BACK TO IDLE THE THROTTLES OPERATED NORMALLY. FOUND THE NUMBER 2 ENG COWL ANTI-ICE DUCT BLOWN WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE UPPER ENGINE COWL.

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