Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
June 29, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21872
Aircraft time
71,309 hours, 17,572 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Engine time
56,463 hours, 14,774 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT COMPRESSOR STALL AT FL390 IN LT-MOD CHOP,N1 WENT DOWN TO 74 PERCENT WHILE EGT DID NOT RISE. THE ENGINE BORESCOPE REVEALED 9TH STAGE HPC (HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR) DAMAGE WAS OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS, AND ENGINE WAS REPLACED. AFTER ENGINE TEARDOWN THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE 9TH STAGE HPC. THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM PRE-COOLER WAS REPLACED DURING THE ENGINE CHANGE, AND IS SUSPECT AS BEING THE CAUSE OF DAMAGE TO HPC.