What was found
ON DECENT, HEARD A LOUD BANG AND VIBRATION FOLLOWED. INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES. FOUND LEFT ENGINE WITH C1 DAMAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2001
- Submitted
- April 11, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N803ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48029
- Aircraft time
- 36,173 hours, 40,087 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D217C
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Fan
- Part number
- 500050101
- Part serial
- M48030
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.