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B767 flight crew reported they diverted to an alternate after experiencing a compressor stall at FL220 possibly from a light wake turbulence encounter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1336409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Relief Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 13520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 68 Flight Crew Total 8577 Flight Crew Type 4419 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Encountered wake from preceding A330. Shortly after we received a call from cabin asking if things were okay. A few minutes later a second call that 2 fas and passenger reported seeing flames from right engine. I went back to talk with the passenger and confirm that she saw flames. Reported information to captain and first officer. After running appropriate checklists; it was decided that we would return to ZZZ. [Enroute] to ZZZ and overhead of ZZZ1 dispatch relayed that they wanted us in ZZZ1. Ensuing rush was pushing us to replan; reconfigure; reprogram. Barely made it in under max landing weight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 flight crew reported they diverted to an alternate after experiencing a compressor stall at FL220 possibly from a light wake turbulence encounter.
Narrative: Encountered wake from preceding A330. Shortly after we received a call from cabin asking if things were okay. A few minutes later a second call that 2 FAs and passenger reported seeing flames from right engine. I went back to talk with the passenger and confirm that she saw flames. Reported information to Captain and FO. After running appropriate checklists; it was decided that we would return to ZZZ. [Enroute] to ZZZ and overhead of ZZZ1 dispatch relayed that they wanted us in ZZZ1. Ensuing rush was pushing us to replan; reconfigure; reprogram. Barely made it in under max landing weight.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.