Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49645
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Duct
Condition
Blown
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
16,011 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT 4,000 FEET, GOT A- LOOP ON RT ENGINE. INDICATED NORMAL. TWENTY SECONDS LATER, B-LOOP ILLUMINATED WITH BELL. EGT WAS 50 DEGREES HIGHER. PULLED THROTTLES BACK AND ALL LIGHTS AND BELL EXTINGUISHED. FOUND COWL A/I DUCT BLOWN ON TOP OF ENGINE AT COWL VALVE. REPLACED COWL VALVE AND DUCT ASSY. LEAK CKS GOOD. ENGINE TOTAL CYCLES 12,907.

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