A DC10 encountered #3 engine compressor stalls twice when applying power for 2 crosswind takeoff attempts. Switched runways to direct headwind and no stall from #3 engine.

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Attributes
ACN	399454
Time
Date	199804
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 69 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 69
ASRS Report	399454
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Wind reported 290 degrees 25 KTS. Assigned takeoff runway 1R. At initial power application, engine #3 gave compressor stall due to crosswind. Checked communication for abnormal procedures. No temperature or other limits exceeded. Takeoff aborted below 20 KTS, no brake energy limits exceeded. Second attempt resulted in another compressor stall with same indications. Requested takeoff on runway 28R and takeoff was normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10 ENCOUNTERED #3 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLS TWICE WHEN APPLYING PWR FOR 2 XWIND TKOF ATTEMPTS. SWITCHED RWYS TO DIRECT HEADWIND AND NO STALL FROM #3 ENG.

Narrative: WIND RPTED 290 DEGS 25 KTS. ASSIGNED TKOF RWY 1R. AT INITIAL PWR APPLICATION, ENG #3 GAVE COMPRESSOR STALL DUE TO XWIND. CHKED COM FOR ABNORMAL PROCS. NO TEMP OR OTHER LIMITS EXCEEDED. TKOF ABORTED BELOW 20 KTS, NO BRAKE ENERGY LIMITS EXCEEDED. SECOND ATTEMPT RESULTED IN ANOTHER COMPRESSOR STALL WITH SAME INDICATIONS. REQUESTED TKOF ON RWY 28R AND TKOF WAS NORMAL.

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.