Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 5, 2014
Submitted
August 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
85,023 hours, 24,447 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Engine time
3,200 hours, 26,191 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RT ENG SN 726726 HAD AUDIBLE COMPRESSOR STALL DURING ENG START AT STARTER CUT OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 47 -48%. VISUALLY INSPECTED NR 2 ENG CHIP DETECTORS & PERFORMED BORE INSPECTION OF ENG VIA PLUGS AP 2 & AP 8. NO ABNORMALITIES FOUND BY INSPECTION.