Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
March 8, 2008
Submitted
March 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23098
Aircraft time
56,852 hours, 43,239 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
52,804 hours, 38,698 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E, J
Precautionary procedure
E, B, A

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

What was found

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND’S REPORT, THEY HAD TO DEICE THE PLANE BEFORE TAKEOFF. THEN, ON TAKEOFF ROLL, DURING ROTATION, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND VIBRATION. THE CAPTAIN’S FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT A TIRE HAD BLOWN. ONCE AIRBORNE, THE VIBRATION CONTINUED ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD BANGING. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER AND SEEMED TO BE HAVING COMPRESSOR STALLS. THE FIRST OFFICER ADVISED THE TOWER OF OUR EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. PILOTS ACCOMPLISHED THE ENGINE FAILURE AND SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST FOLLOWED BY THE ONE ENGINE INOPERATIVE LANDING CHECKLIST AND THEN USED AN ILS APPROACH TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT ORIGINALLY DEPARTED FROM.