Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
March 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27199
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAX - FLT 41 - AT FL 240, RT ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL. PASSENGER REPORTED SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM RT ENGINE, AND ACRID SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. SMOKE DISSIPATED QUICKLY. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BORESCOPE OF THE COMPRESSOR, COMBUSTION CHAMBER, AND TURBINE NOZZLE SECTIONS OF THE RT ENGINE. FAN BLADE TAP TEST AND CHIP DETECTOR INSPECTION WERE COMPLETED. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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