What was found
FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE FOLLOWING A COMPRESSOR STALL AND RESULTING HIGH EGT IN THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON 1 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE HAS REPLACED THE ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- June 1, 2015
- Submitted
- June 11, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N973DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53241
- Aircraft time
- 64,403 hours, 47,494 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Condition
- Stalled
- Location
- Nr 2 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.