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A DC10's #3 engine's compressor stalled with vibrations. The engine was shut down when N1 and egt decreased. An emergency was declared with a landing at a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 782502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 782502 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In cruise; experienced aircraft 3 bangs and aircraft vibration. Noticed that #3 N1 was decreasing. Retarded throttle to idle and had 37% N1 and 600-700 egt. Diverted to ZZZ and shut down the #3 engine in accordance with QRH. Declared an emergency and landed without event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC10'S #3 ENG'S COMPRESSOR STALLED WITH VIBRATIONS. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN WHEN N1 AND EGT DECREASED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH A LNDG AT A NEARBY ARPT.
Narrative: IN CRUISE; EXPERIENCED ACFT 3 BANGS AND ACFT VIBRATION. NOTICED THAT #3 N1 WAS DECREASING. RETARDED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND HAD 37% N1 AND 600-700 EGT. DIVERTED TO ZZZ AND SHUT DOWN THE #3 ENG IN ACCORDANCE WITH QRH. DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED WITHOUT EVENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.