Service difficulty report · Starter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 13, 2009
Submitted
July 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49978
Aircraft time
51,226 hours, 39,241 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
43,462 hours, 32,740 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
38322211
Part serial
DL148
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG STARTER HOUSING CAME APART AND DAMAGED LOWER FWD COWL. A PIECE OF GEAR HIT THE COWL CAUSING A DENT ON THE INSIDE AND SOME FIBERS ON THE OUTSIDE TO SPLINTER OUT. GEAR DID NOT PASS THRU COWL. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE STARTER, OPS CHECKS OK. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE LWR FWD COWL.

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