Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
June 23, 2010
Submitted
July 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20934
Aircraft time
57,716 hours, 36,446 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
38,749 hours, 1,057 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 2
Part time
38,749 hours, 1,057 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL/SURGE AT LEVEL OFF - FL340 EPR WAS OBSERVED TO GO DOWN TO 1.6 EPR WITH ENGINE VIBRATION NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH COMPRESSOR STALL. AIRTURN BACK. R & R NR 2 ENGINE AS PER WORK CARD 70T0002 AND TESTED PER WORK CARD 70T0301-02. ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMIT.