Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
December 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796AL
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46054
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AT APPROX 500 FT AGL NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED THREE TIMES. TOWER REPORT SPARKS AND FLAMES COMING FROM NR 1 ENGINE. NR 1 ENGINE EGT WAS AT 510 DEGREES CELSIUS ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTION AND CONTINUED FLIGHT TO KATL. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE SECTIONS, NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL, AND BI-DUCTS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF MULTIPLE BIRD INGESTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE, NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL, AND BI-DUCTS. NR 1 ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY ON GROUND RUN.

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