Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
June 15, 2011
Submitted
June 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23094
Aircraft time
66,218 hours, 50,813 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
54,297 hours, 34,975 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF ROLL (TURBINE SHELLED). REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE IN PROGRESS. TURBINE BLADES DISINTEGRATED. UNCLEAR WHY AT THIS TIME. DAMAGE CONTAINED WITHIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.