Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 747200

Difficulty date
April 15, 2003
Submitted
April 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UP
Make and model
Boeing 747200
Aircraft serial
21446
Aircraft time
66,631 hours, 17,786 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7
Engine time
45,090 hours, 12,133 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 3 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED WHEN SETTING CRUISE PWR NR 3 ENG CHECKED EVC FILTER FOR WATER. CHECKED BLEEDS INLET AND EXHAUST. NO DEFECTS NOTED CHECKED BLEEDS AND RIGGING PER 72-00-00. UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT THIS TIME, BUT THROTTLE RIG WAS PERFORMED ON ALL FOUR ENGS.

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