Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
May 8, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23997
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
23,518 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE HAD SEVERAL ENGINE AUDIBLE COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE RT ENG RPM FLUCTUATED 5 TO 6 PERCENT SEVERAL TIMES, THEN SETTLED AT NORMAL SETTING. BORESCOPED 12TH AND 13TH STAGE HPC PER FIM. FOUND 20, 12TH HPC BLADES WITH DAMAGE AND 21, 13TH STAGE BLADES DAMAGED OUT OF LIMITS PER M/M 72-00-00-6. ENG CHANGE IN PROGRESS.