SDR P5CA950844

Service difficulty report · Turbine · Boeing 747122

Difficulty date
November 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850FT
Make and model
Boeing 747122
Aircraft serial
19755
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WITH POWER STABLE AT 1.36 EPR AND NO THROTTLE MOVEMENT AT 26,000 FT CLIMBING TO 29,000 FT, NR 1 ENGINE APPEARED TO SURGE AND COMPRESSOR STALLED WITH A RAPID RISE IN EGT, 975 FOR 5 TO 6 SECONDS UNTIL THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. ENGINE WAS COOLED FOR 5 MINUTES AND SHUTDOWN. ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, WOULD NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER WITHOUT GOING INTO CAUTION RANGE. PROCEEDED WITH REDUCED POWER TO JNB. FOUND METAL IN TAIL PIPE, ENGINE TO BE REPLACED.