Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 21, 2014
Submitted
February 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952AR
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48497
Aircraft time
64,658 hours, 16,836 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Engine time
48,660 hours, 12,946 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, CREW DISCOVERED THE ACFT SUFFERED AN AUDIBLE ENGINE STALL AND FAILURE. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MX DISCOVERED METAL IN THE EXHAUST OF THE ENGINE, WITH LOTS OF METAL ON RUNWAY AS WELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE.

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