Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
October 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N397US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23319
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Part
Engine
Condition
Fod
Location
Nr 2 Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
C, R, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CHS - FLT 175 - AFTER T/O AT APPROX 500 FT, CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS IF A COMPRESSOR STALL OCCURRED ON THE NR 2 ENG. THE NR 2 ENG INSTRUMENTS DROPPED OFF TO NEAR IDLE THEN GRADUALLY RECOVERED TO NORMAL. SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN THE CABIN, WHILE ONE PAX REPORTED A HYD SMELL AND ANOTHER BURNED TIRES. FLT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CHS AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. ODOR IN CABIN DISSIPATED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN IN FLT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE, MX DISCOVERED SIGNS OF A BIRD STRIKE. MX CLEANED BIRD REMAINS FROM THE NR 2 ENG AND THE RT WING LEADING EDGE, INBD OF ENG. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO WING LEADING EDGE. PROGRAMMED FOR NR 18 AND 19, FIRST STAGE FAN BLADE REPLACEMENT

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