Service difficulty report · Mec · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 11, 2011
Submitted
March 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
99,396 hours, 32,989 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C1
Engine time
43,772 hours, 20,104 cycles
Part
Mec
Part number
8063211
Part serial
WYG32931
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 400
Part time
43,772 hours, 20,104 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT THE TOP OF CLIMB OUT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 36,000 FT WHEN THROTTLES WERE PULLED BACK FROM CLIMB POWER TO CRUISE POWER NR 3 ENG MOMENTARILY COMPRESSOR STALLED. ALL OTHER ENGINES PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL AND NR 3 COMPRESSOR STALLED AGAIN 10 MINUTES LATER AT CRUISE WHEN THROTTLES WERE PULLED BACK FOR DESCENT FROM 36.0 TO 35.0. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REPLACED (MEC), OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 73-20-1, AERT 73.01.09.01. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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