<< >> NASA ASRS Report 523690, August 2001

A B727-200 flight has to return/land after a severe compressor stall on #1 engine occurs after takeoff at mco, fl.

Attributes
ACN	523690
Time
Date	200108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	523690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng light other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : so 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We experienced a series of strong compressor stalls on takeoff out of mco. The WX was 4 to 5000 ceiling 32 degree celsius and a trw just passed over. We dumped fuel and returned to the mco field. There was no external reason to cause the stalls. We determined that engine was at fault and that was the reason for returning to mco instead of continuing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the PIC stated that it was #1 engine that stalled. The engine fail light for #1 engine lit up, with the EPR gauge indicating very low. The aircraft log book had an earlier entry from a crew reporting a compressor stall on the #2 engine. The flight was cancelled with the crew remaining overnight. A ferry crew came in the next day for a two engine ferry flight back to the maintenance base. Maintenance had not informed the captain of the cause of the stall. The wind was quartering from right position and was discounted as being causal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 FLT HAS TO RETURN/LAND AFTER A SEVERE COMPRESSOR STALL ON #1 ENGINE OCCURS AFTER TKOF AT MCO, FL.

Narrative: WE EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF STRONG COMPRESSOR STALLS ON TAKEOFF OUT OF MCO. THE WX WAS 4 TO 5000 CEILING 32 DEG CELSIUS AND A TRW JUST PASSED OVER. WE DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO THE MCO FIELD. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL REASON TO CAUSE THE STALLS. WE DETERMINED THAT ENGINE WAS AT FAULT AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR RETURNING TO MCO INSTEAD OF CONTINUING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE PIC STATED THAT IT WAS #1 ENGINE THAT STALLED. THE ENG FAIL LIGHT FOR #1 ENGINE LIT UP, WITH THE EPR GAUGE INDICATING VERY LOW. THE ACFT LOG BOOK HAD AN EARLIER ENTRY FROM A CREW RPTING A COMPRESSOR STALL ON THE #2 ENGINE. THE FLT WAS CANCELLED WITH THE CREW REMAINING OVERNIGHT. A FERRY CREW CAME IN THE NEXT DAY FOR A TWO ENGINE FERRY FLT BACK TO THE MAINT BASE. MAINT HAD NOT INFORMED THE CAPT OF THE CAUSE OF THE STALL. THE WIND WAS QUARTERING FROM R POSITION AND WAS DISCOUNTED AS BEING CAUSAL.

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.