Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
October 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21872
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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 ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL AT FL 390. AIR TEMP MINUS 25 DEGREES. ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON. DESCENDED TO FL 310 AND ALL OPERATIONS NORMAL. NO LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED. ENGINE WAS BORESCOPED AND CHECKED PER MM 71-00-35. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH STALLING HAVE BEEN NOTED.