A B727 departing slc has an engine compressor stall during takeoff rotation. Flight crew reduces pow...

Attributes
ACN	399054
Time
Date	199804
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : slc tower : bdl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4800
ASRS Report	399054
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We boarded the flight to find a write-up by the inbound crew for a compressor stall on #3 engine during takeoff at the previous airport. Our mechanic had signed it off after an inspection and informed us that he'd found no damage or reason for the stall. We were scheduled for a pair of flts, out to a city with no company maintenance, and back. With this in mind, along with the fact that no apparent reason for the stall had been discovered, we decided to return for landing if it happened to us. It, of course, did. After a normal taxi and takeoff roll, #3 engine 'popped' twice during rotation before liftoff. Power was reduced and the stall cleared. Engine shutdown was not necessary and we turned downwind for landing as planned. Fuel dump was not necessary and all checklists were complied with. The copilot was PF during the takeoff, and he continued to fly for the duration. It was a very busy flight segment made manageable because we had already discussed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 DEPARTING SLC HAS AN ENG COMPRESSOR STALL DURING TKOF ROTATION. FLC REDUCES PWR AND RETURN LAND.

Narrative: WE BOARDED THE FLT TO FIND A WRITE-UP BY THE INBOUND CREW FOR A COMPRESSOR STALL ON #3 ENG DURING TKOF AT THE PREVIOUS ARPT. OUR MECH HAD SIGNED IT OFF AFTER AN INSPECTION AND INFORMED US THAT HE'D FOUND NO DAMAGE OR REASON FOR THE STALL. WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR A PAIR OF FLTS, OUT TO A CITY WITH NO COMPANY MAINT, AND BACK. WITH THIS IN MIND, ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE STALL HAD BEEN DISCOVERED, WE DECIDED TO RETURN FOR LNDG IF IT HAPPENED TO US. IT, OF COURSE, DID. AFTER A NORMAL TAXI AND TKOF ROLL, #3 ENG 'POPPED' TWICE DURING ROTATION BEFORE LIFTOFF. PWR WAS REDUCED AND THE STALL CLRED. ENG SHUTDOWN WAS NOT NECESSARY AND WE TURNED DOWNWIND FOR LNDG AS PLANNED. FUEL DUMP WAS NOT NECESSARY AND ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLIED WITH. THE COPLT WAS PF DURING THE TKOF, AND HE CONTINUED TO FLY FOR THE DURATION. IT WAS A VERY BUSY FLT SEGMENT MADE MANAGEABLE BECAUSE WE HAD ALREADY DISCUSSED.

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.

A B727 departing slc has an engine compressor stall during takeoff rotation. Flight crew reduces power and return land.