What was found
AIR TURN BACK, EMERGENCY DECLARED, MULTIPLE LARGE COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE #3 ENGINE RIGHT AFTER TAKE OFFTOWER INDICATD THERE WAS FLAME COMING FROM THE #3 ENGINE DURING SURGES. R & R # 3 ENGINE REF TC 9100 EO M 7100-53395-A.
- Difficulty date
- November 8, 2022
- Submitted
- November 10, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N257UP
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48451
- Aircraft time
- 80,282 hours, 17,597 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C2*
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Condition
- Stalled
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- O
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