<< >> NASA ASRS Report 534410, January 2002

B767 passenger noticed flames coming from the left engine during climb and, subsequently in the climb, the flight crew heard loud bangs from the engine which sounded like compressor stalls.

Attributes
ACN	534410
Time
Date	200201
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	534441
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 4 pax
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During climb out from bwi at approximately 10000 ft, a flight attendant reported that a passenger said he saw sparks from the left engine. Our engine instruments were normal, so we asked the flight attendant to have a look at the engine and report what he sees. The flight attendant called back a few mins later and said yes, he sees intermittent flame coming from the left engine. Our indications were still normal. We got a hold of dispatch and had requested a patch to maintenance. A few mins later, at about FL190, 2 loud bangs came from the left engine which appeared to be compressor stalls.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 PAX NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE L ENG DURING CLB AND, SUBSEQUENTLY IN THE CLB, THE FLC HEARD LOUD BANGS FROM THE ENG WHICH SOUNDED LIKE COMPRESSOR STALLS.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM BWI AT APPROX 10000 FT, A FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT A PAX SAID HE SAW SPARKS FROM THE L ENG. OUR ENG INSTS WERE NORMAL, SO WE ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANT TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE ENG AND RPT WHAT HE SEES. THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED BACK A FEW MINS LATER AND SAID YES, HE SEES INTERMITTENT FLAME COMING FROM THE L ENG. OUR INDICATIONS WERE STILL NORMAL. WE GOT A HOLD OF DISPATCH AND HAD REQUESTED A PATCH TO MAINT. A FEW MINS LATER, AT ABOUT FL190, 2 LOUD BANGS CAME FROM THE L ENG WHICH APPEARED TO BE COMPRESSOR STALLS.

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.