SDR TWRA96290

Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 747136

Difficulty date
August 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606FF
Make and model
Boeing 747136
Aircraft serial
20273
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
43,023 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE DESCENDING OUT OF FL 320, NR 3 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED WITH AUDIBLE SOUND AND RAPIDLY RISING EGT (MAX 750 DEGREES CELSIUS). NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. ENGINE WAS RELITE AT FL 220. AFTER N2 STABILIZED AT 50 PERCENT. EGT BEGAN TO RISE CONTINOUSLY TO 650 DEGREES CELSIUS WITH MULTIPLE AUDIBLE SOUNDS. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. AT NO TIME WERE ANY PARAMETERS EXCEED LIMITS. ENGINE NR 3 WAS REPLACED AT JFK. NO FURTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS OCCURRED. (M)