Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 3, 2015
Submitted
August 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N874GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49643
Aircraft time
70,761 hours, 39,299 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
2,976 hours, 1,658 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D219
Part serial
718174
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Part time
51,912 hours, 34,225 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, 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 CRUISE 31 ENGINE VIBRATION OCCURRED & IFSD WAS CONDUCTED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A RUBBER ODOR & SUSPECTED THE AUTO THROTTLE CLUTCHES. AFTER AUTO THROTTLES WERE TURNED OFF, THE ODOR DISSIPATED, BUT THE NR 1 ENG BEGAN TO VIBRATE HEAVILY. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN & THE FLIGHT DIVERTED. R & R LT ENG IAW TASK CARDS 71-080-003 & 71-070-001. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.

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