Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Doug DC932F

Difficulty date
September 10, 2012
Submitted
October 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205US
Make and model
Doug DC932F
Aircraft serial
47690
Aircraft time
22,675 hours, 11,779 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
61,002 hours, 59,604 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, C, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED AFTER DEPARTURE WHEN TRANSITIONING TO QUIET EPR POWER SETTING A SUDDEN LOUD AND EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURRED. OBSERVED LOSS OF EPR, N1 & N2. LT ENGINE WAS VERIFIED AS FAILING AND SOURCE OF VIBRATION WITH THROTTLE TO IDLE. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO WORSENING VIBRATION. ACFT MADE A NORMAL LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE FOUND SEVERELY DAMAGED TURBINE BLADES. NO DAMAGE FOUND TO INLET, FAN AND COMPRESSOR. NR 1 ENGINE REPLACED.

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