Service difficulty report · Compressor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 12, 2007
Submitted
November 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53620
Aircraft time
22,206 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
11,644 hours
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

SAT INFLIGHT T1303/12NOV - NUMBER TWO ENGINE HAD COMPRESSOR STALLS ON INITIAL CLIMB-OUT PASSING 3500 FEET. CREW HEARD THREE OR FOUR BANGS. ENGINE WAS BROUGHT TO IDLE UNTIL LANDING. RETURNED TO SAT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND INTERNAL DAMAGE TO 12 AND 13 STAGE. REPLACED NUMBER TWO ENGINE ON 13 NOV 2007 AT SAT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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