Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53370
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 2
Part time
20,933 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT INITIAL LEVEL OFF AT 350 NOTICED VIBRATION THROUGHOUT COCKPIT. AFTER T/S PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO ONLY OCCUR WHEN RT N1 RPM WAS BETWEEN 82 AND 83 PERCENT. PROBLEM VIBRATION WAS CONTINOUS WITH RT N1 BETWEEN 82 AND 83 REGARDLESS OF LT ENG SETTING. RT EPR APPROX 1.8 EGT 430 N2 87.5 FF 2900. C/W BOROSCOPE OF 6TH, 7TH AND 13TH STAGE COMP BLADES 1ST STG HPT BLADES AND 1ST AND 2ND STG LPT BLADES. NO DISCREPANCIES. CHECKED MAIN OIL FILTER AND RAN BOTH ENGS AT DIFFERENT PWR SETTINGS SEVERAL TIMES. NO PROBLEMS OF VIBRATIONS NOTED.

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