Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 12, 2001
Submitted
July 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9413T
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53188
Aircraft time
19,061 hours, 9,308 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Engine time
36,592 hours, 18,358 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, B
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE LT ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT SHUTTERED. SMOKE APPEARED IN THE COCKPIT. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SZL. EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. CHECK-C 8-10-00 STL.

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