SDR MEX2003115

Service difficulty report · Blade · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
April 4, 2003
Submitted
May 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53051
Engine
Pwa JT9D*
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

A/C UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO ALL PARAMETERS OSCILLATION AND VIBRATION IN BOTH ENG. DURING CLIMB AT FL 310, AFTER ENG AND WING-TAIL DE-ICING WAS SHUTTING OFF, VIBRATION WITHOUT DETONATIONS AND BOTH ENG PARAMETERS OSCILLATED BETWEEN 1.80 TO 2.05 EPRS; VARIATION STOPPED AT POWER REDUCTION WHEN LEVELED AT FL 310. 40 MINUTES LATTER CLIMBING AT FL 350 SAME PROBLEMS WERE SHOWN, ENG REACHED APPROX 1.95 TO 2.00 EPRS. DURING FAN BLADES INSP WERE FOUND LT ENG WITH 11 BLADES DAMAGED AND RT ENG WITH 28 BLADES DAMAGED. BOROSCOPE INSP WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO BOTH ENG NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND. DISC C-1 OFF RIGHT ENG WAS REPLACED IAW MM AND LEFT FAN BLADES WERE REPAIRED IAW MM. ENG WERE TESTED IAW MM, ALL CORRECT.

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