Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Boeing 707330B

Difficulty date
August 16, 2008
Submitted
August 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N88ZL
Make and model
Boeing 707330B
Aircraft serial
18928
Engine
Pwa JT3D3B
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
J53D3B
Part serial
668235
Condition
Failed
Location
Turbine Wheel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
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 FROM PHX NR 4 ENG EGT BEGAN TO CLIMB RAPIDLY AND NR 1 & NR 2 SPOOLED DOWN. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN FOLLOWING PUBLISHED PROCEDURES AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO PHX AND LANDED WTIHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING THE ENG WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL SECTIONS OF TURBINE BLADES HAD FAILED AND CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE TURBINE WHEELS AFT OF THE FAILED DISC BLADES. THE DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE TAIL PIPE AND NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO ANY ADJACENT AREAS. (S)