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A B767-300 flight crew experienced left engine compressor stall and smoke in the cabin. They declared an emergency and returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 801271 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 801271 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 801287 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out; passing 5000 ft; left engine compressor stall. Flight attendants reported smoke in the cabin. Accomplished checklist; shut down engine; returned to ZZZ for landing. Taxied to gate. Supplemental information from acn 801287: postflt inspection and debrief with maintenance showed substantial engine damage. Maintenance advised aircraft would be removed from service and that they would enter item into log this we should have also done. After speaking with station operations; crew desk; fire department; airport operations; airport security; dispatch; and the passenger; I just forgot to enter log item.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED L ENG COMPRESSOR STALL AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT; PASSING 5000 FT; L ENG COMPRESSOR STALL. FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED CHKLIST; SHUT DOWN ENG; RETURNED TO ZZZ FOR LNDG. TAXIED TO GATE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 801287: POSTFLT INSPECTION AND DEBRIEF WITH MAINT SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL ENG DAMAGE. MAINT ADVISED ACFT WOULD BE REMOVED FROM SVC AND THAT THEY WOULD ENTER ITEM INTO LOG THIS WE SHOULD HAVE ALSO DONE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH STATION OPS; CREW DESK; FIRE DEPT; ARPT OPS; ARPT SECURITY; DISPATCH; AND THE PAX; I JUST FORGOT TO ENTER LOG ITEM.
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.