Narrative:

Compressor stall port side of aircraft on takeoff. Prior to V1, I aborted, turned off runway onto taxiway. Aircraft was stopped. Minor grease/oil fire right side wheel well. Taken care of by fire fighters at jfk. Towed back to gate. No damages, no injuries and as far as I am concerned, everything was handled professionally and by the book. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a B747-400 pwred with P&west 4056 engines. On takeoff roll when the compressor stalls were heard on the left engines, they could not tell for certain which engine was stalling. The reporter said maintenance borescoped both #1 and #2 engines with no result so a power assurance run was made and when #1 engine came off idle power it stalled. The reporter stated that the #1 engine had compressor and turbine section deterioration and had 15000 hours in service. Supplemental information from acn 387719: just prior to V1, heard and felt multiple loud compressor stalls on left side. Slight yaw to left confirmed that engine #1 or #2 suffered some power degradation although no apparent abnormal engine indications were observed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-400 ON TKOF ROLL REJECTED THE TKOF PRIOR TO V1 SPD DUE TO #1 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLING CAUSED BY COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE SECTION DETERIORATION.

Narrative: COMPRESSOR STALL PORT SIDE OF ACFT ON TKOF. PRIOR TO V1, I ABORTED, TURNED OFF RWY ONTO TXWY. ACFT WAS STOPPED. MINOR GREASE/OIL FIRE R SIDE WHEEL WELL. TAKEN CARE OF BY FIRE FIGHTERS AT JFK. TOWED BACK TO GATE. NO DAMAGES, NO INJURIES AND AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, EVERYTHING WAS HANDLED PROFESSIONALLY AND BY THE BOOK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A B747-400 PWRED WITH P&W 4056 ENGS. ON TKOF ROLL WHEN THE COMPRESSOR STALLS WERE HEARD ON THE L ENGS, THEY COULD NOT TELL FOR CERTAIN WHICH ENG WAS STALLING. THE RPTR SAID MAINT BORESCOPED BOTH #1 AND #2 ENGS WITH NO RESULT SO A PWR ASSURANCE RUN WAS MADE AND WHEN #1 ENG CAME OFF IDLE PWR IT STALLED. THE RPTR STATED THAT THE #1 ENG HAD COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE SECTION DETERIORATION AND HAD 15000 HRS IN SVC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 387719: JUST PRIOR TO V1, HEARD AND FELT MULTIPLE LOUD COMPRESSOR STALLS ON L SIDE. SLIGHT YAW TO L CONFIRMED THAT ENG #1 OR #2 SUFFERED SOME PWR DEGRADATION ALTHOUGH NO APPARENT ABNORMAL ENG INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.