Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
August 7, 2004
Submitted
August 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21865
Aircraft time
75,873 hours, 19,416 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT ENG COMPRESSOR EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. STALL STOPPED WHEN RT THROTTLE RETARDED. RESET BLEED ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. ALL POST-COMPRESSOR STALL TROUBLESHOOTING ACCOMPLISHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER EVENT, NO DEFECTS FOUND. DECIDED TO WATCH ENG FOR ANY REPEAT STALLING, NO FURTHER ANOMALIES NOTED. ENGINE REMOVED AND INSTALLED ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FOR ENG REPOSITIONING PURPOSES ONLY WITH NO FURTHER STALLING EVENTS. THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WAS RETIRED. CAUSE OF INITIAL EVENT WILL REMAIN 'UNKNOWN'. NO FURTHER ACTIONS REQUIRED.