SDR ORJA97093

Service difficulty report · Lpt Shaft · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N882RA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49949
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Lpt Shaft
Part number
500092301
Condition
Twisted
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
12,494 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLT DUE TO DECREASING OIL QTY AND PRESSURE. LANDED AT LAS W/O INCIDENT. PRIOR TO ENG SHUT DOWN, OIL QTY WAS '0' AND OIL PRESSURE WAS 38 PSI. NR 2 ENG WAS IDLE FOR 3 MINS WITH ALL OTHER PARAMETERS NORMAL. NR 2 ENG WINDMILLED FOR 10 MINS. MX INSPECTED NR 2 ENG UPON ARRIVAL AND DISCOVERED EXCESSIVE OIL WETTING IN THE TAILPIPE. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG. OIL QTY LOSS WAS RELATED TO A TWISTED LPT SHAFT FOUND DURING ENG DISASSEMBLY. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE LPT SHAFT RUBBED ON THE N2 CENTER TUBE WHICH CREATED EXCESSIVE FRICTION HEAT WITHIN THE SHAFT, SOFTENING THE MATERIAL WHICH EVENTUALLY TWISTED FROM TORSIONAL LOADS. (M)

More about the Doug DC-9-83