Service difficulty report · Turbine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 24, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53372
Aircraft time
48,145 hours, 35,711 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
45,226 hours, 34,000 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT ENG FAILURE ON T/O CLIMB POWER. SPD 250 ALT 3000 LOUD BANG- EPR ROLLED BACK- TEMP RISE TO 800- SOME ROTATION UNTIL FUEL SHUT OFF. NO FIRE INDICATION. RTN TO FLL. AT GATE MTC FOUND TURBINE FAILURE. METAL IN TAILPIPE. WILL REQUIRE ENGINE CHANGE. REPLACED NR 2 ENG PER TRNAS 9T102AD.

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