Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
November 5, 2014
Submitted
November 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N391AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
27451
Aircraft time
80,755 hours, 12,839 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6
Engine time
80,755 hours, 12,839 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL AT REDUCTION TO CLIMB POWER. ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER THAT. RETURNED, EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. PERFORMED BOROSCOPE. FOUND DAMAGE TO HIGH PPRESSURE COMPRESSOR, DAMAGE ON ALL 12TH AND 13TH STAGE BLADES. FOUND SOME BLADES WITH HALF OF BLADES BROKEN OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE IAW MCM 71-93-01. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN IAW MCM 71-95-22. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.