Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
December 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23047
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Seal
Part number
795722
Condition
Separated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

NR 1 ENG HAD MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS AT FL310 AS THROTTLES RETARDED FROM CLIMB EPR TO CRUISE EPR OF 1.96. COMPRESSOR STALLS STOPPED AS THROTTLES WERE PULLED TO IDLE THE ENG WAS NOT SHUTDOWN AND OPERATED NORMALLY AT IDLE. REPLACED C2 FAN FOR SEAL LIBERATION.