SDR P5CA2013012400003

Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 74746NF

Difficulty date: January 24, 2013
Submitted: January 24, 2013
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N450PA
Make and model: Boeing 74746NF
Aircraft serial: 30808
Aircraft time: 748,719 hours, 1,317 cycles
Engine: Ge CF680C2B1F
System (JASC): 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
Part: Compressor
Condition: Stalled
Location: Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation: TO
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: R
Precautionary procedure: A, E

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

What was found

AT ROTATION, NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED 4 OR 5 TIMES WITH A FLASH. REDUCED THRUST, ENGINE STABILIZED. CLIMBING THROUGH FL210, EGT NEAR REDLINE, REDUCED THRUST TO IDLE, THEN SHUT ENGINE DOWN TO AVOID OVERTEMP. FOUND LEVER ARM BROKEN, ENGINE REPLACEMENT REQUIRED.

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