What was found
THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL AFTER TAKEOFF. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AN AIR TURNBACK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE AND THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 10, 2015
- Submitted
- June 12, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49959
- Aircraft time
- 56,552 hours, 41,191 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Condition
- Stalled
- Location
- Nr 1 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.