Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
April 25, 2006
Submitted
May 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
22337
Aircraft time
90,885 hours, 18,706 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650E2
Engine time
75,478 hours, 13,696 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CF650E2
Part serial
528348
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NORMAL TAKEOFF THRUST SET N1 100.1/OAT AND 03.*C WITH AUTOTHROTTLES ON AT 1500. AGL JUST AFTER CLIMB, THRUST SET TO 102.5, NR 4 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A MASSIVE COMPRESSOR STALL AT 2800, MSL. IMMEDIATELY REDUCED THRUST TO NR 4 ENGINE. STALL CEASED AT THAT TIME. IT WAS NOTED THAT NR 4 EGT WAS RAPIDLY CLIMBING IN THE CAUTION RANGE BUT RECOVERED WHEN THRUST WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. KEPT NR 4 ENGINE AT IDLE RPM AND RETURNED TO AIR FIELD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE PER W/O 01-AA-45. OPS CHECK OK PERFORMED TEST ON NR 4 AND CHECK OK.

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