What was found
A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THE ENGINE SHUT ITSELF DOWN. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. A FOURTH STAGE TURBINE BLADE HAD FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- March 12, 2002
- Submitted
- March 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N905TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49157
- Aircraft time
- 57,159 hours, 29,831 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D217A
- Engine time
- 49,179 hours, 25,607 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 775404
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.