Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
October 20, 2008
Submitted
December 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25389
Aircraft time
71,800 hours, 11,636 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
62,861 hours, 10,138 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TWO ENGINES STALLED AT FL380. DFDR INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ONLY THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE STALLED. AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED AN ATMOSPHERIC WAVE AT .80 MACH CAUSING AUDIBLE COMPRESSOR STALLS AND A FLUCTUATION IN THE MACH METER FROM .75 TO .84 RETURNING TO .80. CREW REPORTS ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL. ALL AMM CHECKS WERE WITHIN LIMITS.