Service difficulty report · Compressor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 26, 2016
Submitted
June 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9630A
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53561
Aircraft time
54,764 hours, 26,775 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
39,759 hours, 20,358 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
39,759 hours, 20,358 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. DURING CLIMB THE NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. NR 2 ENGINE POWER REDUCED TO IDLE AND ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD. ENGINEERING REPORTS FAN BLADES WITH LEADING EDGE FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE CAUSED COMPRESSOR STALL.

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