Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53311
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Condition
Fod
Location
Nr 1
Part time
16,820 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 35,000 FEET, HEARD/FELT LOUD THUMP FROM LT SIDE. LT ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ROLLED BACK ON ITS OWN; REDUCED LT THROTTLE TO IDLE THEN SHUT DOWN BY CHECK LIST. INSP INLET AND EXHAUST-ALL OK-REPLACED LT INLET COWL AND NOSE BULLET. EPR LEAK CKS GOOD. BORESCOPED 6TH/7TH STAGE OF COMPRESSOR. ALL OK. RAN ENG TO TAKEOFF POWER. ALL IND NORMAL. ALSO REPLACED F/C LAV TANK ASSY DUE TO PREVIOUS WRITE-UPS ON LAV LEAKAGE. PRESS A/C, LEAK CKS OK. CLEANED BLUE STREAK FROM FUSELAGE AREAS. ENGINE TOTAL CYCLES, 13,376.

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