Service difficulty report · Compressor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 18, 2006
Submitted
December 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49599
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Right Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ORD - DURING CLIMB ABOUT 2000 ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED VIBRATION. CREW HEARD GRINDING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A SECOND JOLT. RIGHT ENGINE INSTRUMENTS DROPPED THEN WENT BACK UP. RETARDED AUTO THROTTLE TO IDLE AND JOLTS STOPPED. CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE. SINGLE ENGINE TIME APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MINUTES. RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER TWO ENGINE DUE TO COMPRESSOR STALLS ON 18 DEC 2006 AT ORD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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