Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
February 22, 2003
Submitted
March 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
22016
Aircraft time
35,862 hours, 28,413 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Anti-Ice System
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

UPON LEVELING AT FL310 WITH CRUISE POWER SET AND AFTER CLOSING ENGINE, ANTI-ICE COMPRESSOR STALLS. NR 2 ENGINE EPR DROPPED FROM 1.8 TO 1.2,EGT STARTING TO CLIMB, NR 2 THROTTLE TO IDLE. SLOWLY RESTORED NR 2 POWER AND CYCLED ENGINE ANTI-ICE BACK TO OFF, COMPRESSOR STALLS RE-OCCURRED, NR 2 THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE, OBSERVED 3 HARD COMPRESSOR STALLS, SHUTDOWN ENGINE IAW QRH. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE.