Service difficulty report · Compressor · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
July 11, 2000
Submitted
October 3, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
67,503 hours, 21,588 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D3B
Engine time
67,499 hours, 21,586 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
67,499 hours, 21,586 cycles
Component
Blade
Component part number
506512
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

EN ROUTE FROM JON TO HIK, DURING CRUISE THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE EXPERINCED A COMPRESSOR STALL FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL POWER REDUCION. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCEDURES. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO HIK FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE WHICH REVEALED COMPRESSOR DAMAGE. THE ENGINE IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT RETURNING TO SERVICE. DURING SHOP TEARDOWN REVEALED BROKEN BLADES ON THE TWELFTH STAGE HPC, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO HPC STAGES TEN THRU SIXTEEN. ALL DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED.

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