Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
April 9, 2010
Submitted
April 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N456UW
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
25020
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Part time
54,856 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1952 EN-ROUTE FLL TO CLT. AT FL 330 AND .70 MACH, THE NR 1 ENGINE BEGAN TO HAVE MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS. THE ENGINE THRUST WAS REDUCED PER QRH PROCEDURE, AND THE COMPRESSOR STALLS CEASED. NO ENGINE EXCEEDANCES WERE NOTED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO CLT. CLOSE TO APPROACH, ATC WAS ADVISED OF THE COMPRESSOR STALLS, AND ATC CALLED OUT THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. ALSO, REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE PRSOV (PRECAUTIONARY).

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