Service difficulty report · Compressor · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
August 29, 2006
Submitted
August 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N150UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0833
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE: N/A AIR DIVERT, INITIAL DESCENT COMPRESSOR STALL WITH NO SECONDARIES. ON SUBSEQUENT DESCENTS NUMEROUS COMPRESSOR STALLS ON NR 1 ENGINE. NO FLUCTUATIONS ON ANY OF THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS. PERFORMED ENGINE STALL PROCEDURES. DECLARED EMERGENCY BECAUSE STALLS APPEARED TO GET LOUDER. TESTED FADAC GROUND AND LAST FLIGHT FAULTS, NO DEFECTS. OPENED NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE TR FOR PNEUMATIC SYSTEM INSPECTION. NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED (2) ENGINE RUN FOR OPS TEST TO 1.14 EPR NO COMPRESSOR STALLS NOTED. ALL ENGINE SYS OPS IAW MM 71-00-00***NOTE: UPON ARRIVAL FOUND FRONT LOCKS ON P1 CAN DOWN.***

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