Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
October 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON LIFT-OFF, NR 3 ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL ALONG WITH A RAPID RISE IN EGT TO 700 DEGREES CELSIUS. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. POST-FLIGHT BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF HIGH AND LOW COMPRESSORS AND TURBINES CARRIED OUT, ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. PRECAUTIONARY CHANGE OF NR 3 ENGINE WAS CARRIED OUT.