Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
January 21, 2025
Submitted
January 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13718
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28937
Aircraft time
79,518 hours, 29,142 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B242
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

MULTIPLE LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLS DURING CLIMBOUT. SHUTDOW N PER QRH. DEBRIEFED CREW UPON RETURN TO GATE. THEY REPORT THAT L ENG COMPRESSOR STALL HAPPENED 4 TIMES AT APPROXMITELY 4000 FT WITH ENG POWER AT CLIMB OUT. PAX REPORTED FIREBALL BLOWING AFT OF ENGINE. ENG WINDMILLED FOR ABOUT 15 MIN AFTER SHUT DOWN AND PILOTS DID NOT NOTICE IF THERE WAS OIL PRESSURE OR NOT DURING WINDMILLING. UPON INSPECTION FOUND STRONG EVIDENCE OF FIRE AFT OF ENGINE. INBOARD CANOE AND LOWER HALF OF FLAP IS BLACK WITH SOOT AND SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CHARING. COMPLETED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF #1 ENG (ESN 0639) AFTER REPORTED COMPRESSOR STALL. INSPECTION COMPLETED ON STG 4 BOOSTER BLADES, STAGES 1,4 AND 8 HPC BLADES, HPT BLADES, STAGE 1 LPT BLADES. DUE TO OBSERVED DAMAGE, COMPLETED STG 2 HPC BLADES. IAW AMM 71-00-00-210-801-F00 STEP 5.D. (4). FOUND DAMAGE OUT OF LIMIT ON HPC STG ONE BLADE. REF LOGPAGE 3612773 FOR WING INSPECTION