Service difficulty report · Compressor · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
July 1, 2002
Submitted
July 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
237
Aircraft time
30,464 hours, 26,933 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A3
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL350, NR 2 ENG EXPERIENCED SEVERE COMPRESSOR STALLS. PWR WAS REDUCED, WHEN PWR WAS INCREASED STALL RETURNED. F/F & EGT FLUX WAS EVIDENT AND N1 & 2 MOVED ACCORD. QRH PROC WAS ACCOMPL DURING DESCENT AND RETURNED TO ABQ. WHEN HP VLV WAS SEL OFF PER QRH THERE WERE NO MORE STALLS, ACFT WAS NOW BELOW FL300. INSPECTED VSV ACTUATION SYSTEM, NO DAMAGE NOTED. INSPECTED MAGNETIC GEARBOX PLUG PER MM. NOTABLE MATTER FOUND. INSPECTED SCAV OIL FILTER PER MM, NO DEBRIS FOUND.

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