Service difficulty report · Blade · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 22, 2002
Submitted
April 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N141NJ
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49932
Aircraft time
27,887 hours, 22,833 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
25,955 hours, 20,738 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT AROUND 9,000 FEET AT NORMAL EPR CLIMB LIMIT. THE LEFT ENGINE DEVELOPED STRONG SURGES. RETURN TO LAX WITH ENGINE AT IDLE. PERFORMED BORESCOPE OF THE NR 1 (LEFT) ENGINE. FOUND NUMEROUS 13TH STAGE BLADES DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. PER MM 72-00-00. R&R NR 1 ENGINE.

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